The use of technology in the boardroom is fairly commonplace in the private sector; however, it is yet to make a significant breakthrough in the education boardroom. A look at the key benefits will get you asking: “why not?”
A hub for all strategic conversations
Typically, board packs are shared by email or post to school directors, leaders and governors. In practice, this means wasted time prior to or, more frustratingly, during meetings to find the right email in order to print off reports, presentations, etc. I’m sure we’ve all asked the question, “Was I sent that?” to be met with the reply, “You were cc’d into the email sent on the 13th, would you like another copy printed now?”
In schools, where personal email addresses are often used for communication with governors and academy directors, this also relies on individuals creating methods to filter out school documents from the latest Tesco delivery email and Netflix offer.
An online board hub makes it easy for everyone to access the same document at the right time in one consistent, secure place.
Last minute amendments, updates or reports can be shared instantly to all attendees, meaning everyone has the latest report for the start of the meeting, and making mid-meeting print-outs a thing of the past.
Fewer interruptions. Less distraction. Better board meetings.
We’ve all been there, silently flicking through a ream of
paper to find the specific section of a report being referred to, or just the right report amongst the pack, whilst trying to listen and contribute to the conversation taking place.
A board hub that supports electronic documents can be searched, categorised and filtered to make finding the right information quick and easy, allowing you to concentrate on the matters at hand.
Quicker decision making
The ability to access more information in meetings results in decisions being made quicker, rather than extending into the next committee or board meeting.
This is perhaps one of the biggest benefits of introducing technology into the education boardroom, where the ability to have impromptu catch-ups or meetings just isn’t to the same degree as the private sector.
The right board hub will be a point of reference for all school conversations and will be accessible by everyone.
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For organisers to:
- Share information with specific groups, committees or individuals.
- Easily plan, schedule and communicate with everyone from a consistent platform.
- Schedule meetings in advance and edit to add documents, new attendees and location details at any time.
- Message and send reminders to all or specific delegates.
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