Mike Washburn

Michael Washburn, President, Washburn Partners
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Michael Washburn presented a chart which described the work towards meeting these goals at every stage of the board engagement cycle (see above chart).

The session, moderated by Jane O'Connell, President of the Altman Foundation, included panelists Michael Washburn, President of Washburn Partners and NPCC President, Michael Clark.
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Michael Washburn noted that there is a high correlation between passion and performance of board members.Personal passion should be the first and essential criteria as you recruit for your board.Other motivating factors that cause people to join, professional, social, etc., are fine but they're not good predictors of performance.

The key task is moving the whole board and individual members from point A to B. The right board members want to use their skills and are ready to work.Washburn presented the chart below outlining the sequence and action steps that can help leadership motivate board members.
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Michael Washburn can be reached at 212-213-5330.His website is at www.washburnpartners.com.

Michael Clark, President of NPCC, Jane O'Connell, President of the Altman Foundation, and Michael Washburn, President of Washburn Partners, will guide the audience through the key steps in: recruiting members according to a strategic board development plan, setting clear expectations of new members, quickly channeling the energy and skills of new members into appropriate committees, and putting in place a system for regular performance evaluations.

Mike Washburn our '58 Class President had lost 65 pounds and fooled many of us.
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Mike Washburn: Mike and Nancy live in Ossining, NY.Mike is President of Washburn Partners on Madison Avenue, NY., a consulting firm with over 200 non-profit clients in a wide range of industries.They enjoy family time with two girls and two grandchildren.He still has the same energy bright intellect that we all remember.