Q&A: Turning Board Back Channels into Your Strategic Leverage

About this episode

Emily Sander addresses a listener's question about leveraging board back channels for strategic advantage.

Emily Sander answers a listener question from Sarah in Charlotte, a Chief of Staff handling board governance, leadership meetings, and benefits rollout. The episode covers how to build strategic relationships with the board, use back channels professionally, and avoid being seen only as admin support while keeping the founder focused and the team aligned. Real examples include collaborating with consultants and prepping the chairman for meetings. Get in touch with Emily: Want help building ...

People in this episode

Host: Emily Sander

Guest: Sarah

Topics covered

• board governance
• strategic relationships
• leadership meetings
• admin support
• team alignment

Keywords

• board governance
• strategic leverage
• leadership
• admin support
• team alignment
• consultants
• meetings

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: board, consultants

Places: Charlotte

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