Training Streamlines Meetings.(Brief Article)

Board meetings of the Houston Area Contractors Safety Council (HACSC) used to last five hours, and little, if anything, was accomplished. Not anymore.

Thanks to a mandatory board training program, meetings now typically take two hours. Instead of becoming immersed in day-to-day operations of the organization, the board focuses on strategic planning efforts. For example, it recently established an objective to pursue joint training initiatives with other organizations to reduce costs.

HACSC overhauled its approach to board orientation by using a board member manual that …