175. Vibe check: Season 4 half-way point

OK, we’re 23 conditions in with 24 to go. How you feeling? I’m willing to bet that some of you have occasionally felt a bit of “really?? Temperature?? We’re talking about a frickin boardroom! Get out of here with this trivial nonsense.” And honestly I’m not trying to convince you that you need to pay special attention to every single one of these conditions during every part of every board meeting. But I think we’re doing a pretty good job so far of showing how each of these factors really *does* affect the way that we show up. Making matters more complex, each condition will affect different people in different ways. And the best conditions for one decision probably won’t copy and paste to another. So it’s not like we can have a set it and forget it mentality here. But before we add a bunch more stuff to the pile, I want to remind you about something. Good governance is intentionally cultivating effective conditions for making decisions. Notice that I didn’t say optimizing every condition and getting it right every time. The “good” part of good governance is being intentional. So, if you notice someone across the table shivering, that would be a good reason to find a moment to pause and have a quick conversation about the temperature in the room. Good governance doesn’t mean finding the perfect temperature that makes everyone happy. It *does* mean you have to care when you notice a potential opportunity for one or more conditions to be better than they are. And you know what? The impact of that intentionality is going to be so much more profound than, y’know, talking for a few extra minutes about how you’re going to disclose your board evaluation process in your next proxy, or whatever. Anyway, if you’re not convinced by this conditions thing yet, or even if you are, head over to mattfullbrook.com and send me a note. I want to learn more about how you’re feeling. Alright, on to the next one.