Despite the COVID-19 outbreak the majority of people still attend meetings of the governance via the internet. This can be a hassle to those who prefer to attend in person, but it’s a great way for administrations and their staff members to demonstrate their commitment to the citizens.

The most important thing is to ensure that the appropriate technology is in place to enable participation and participation, with voice, video and screen sharing as key elements. Many organisations have resorted to emailing packs of Full Report diamondblogging.com/virtual-board-portals-bringing-the-physical-meeting-space-into-the-digital-world/ information with attachments, or file-sharing solutions that have folders that must be downloaded, but they aren’t able to support the organized process of agenda items, recording and distribution of historical data etc.

Another challenge is that it’s more difficult to engage in casual conversations that are typically an element of face-toface gatherings. However, it’s a key way that people can connect and feel comfortable with each other, and enabling this by introducing the meeting early and including an intentional time for informal interactions, or even using the chat functionality within your virtual meeting platform for smaller groups, can aid in building relationships that can lead to strong and effective governance.

Governance meetings can also be used to fine-tune the roles and responsibilities of new members join the team or roles are altered or new work is required. This can stop these discussions from stealing other meetings and enable the team to be effective and efficient.