| Ken returns this fall and winter with new Trustee Education programs.
Ten Mistakes Boards Make Tuesday, November 24, 7:00 pm ET
Effective Meetings: Is There A Better Way?
Date TBA.
Selecting the CEO: Your Million Dollar Responsibility Date TBA.
TODAY: SELECTING THE CEO: YOUR MILLION DOLLAR RESPONSIBILITY
Be ready to meet this challenge!
Benefits of the program: Selecting a CEO truly is a million dollar responsibility when you consider salary and benefits over an average period of time in the position. Boards and senior staff spend hundreds of hours on other million dollar decisions such as assessing new vendors and automation programs but spend comparatively little time on CEO selection. Like most functions, selection of CEOs has been studied and monitored. Participants will learn what is effective and what is not.
Key topics: The key steps in the process will be presented together with what works and what doesn’t: - Preparation: clarify roles and relationships; determine whether to engage a consultant; develop the profile (key questions to ask); review existing position and job descriptions.
- Recruitment: advertising; actively recruiting quality talent (no, they do not come to you, in spite of what you might think).
- Selection: making the first cut; making the second cut; preliminary in-depth interviews; reference checking on-list and off-list (legal issues); connections between selection practices and performance on the job.
- Decision: candidate profiles; on-site interviews in context; other on-site activities; making the recommendation; making the decision.
- Next Steps: orientation and training; assessment and evaluation.
Like other million dollar decisions, strategic human resources management requires professional guidance using a rich research-base. Why would this critical area be left to intuition and experience?
Who Should Participate Those entrusted with the selection of directors, CEOs and other senior staff will find this program of value. This includes trustees, managers and directors of human resources.
Ken Haycock Currently, Dr. Haycock is a Professor and the Director of the School of Library and Information Science at San José State University – the largest in the world. Prior to 2006, he held similar roles at the School of Archival and Information Studies, University of British Columbia for several years, and preceding that, he held numerous positions in school boards and schools.
In the public sector, Ken has been a public library trustee, elected school board trustee and chair, and a municipal councilor.
He has been president of several national and international professional associations; received numerous research and distinguished service awards; and has been honoured by Phi Delta Kappa as one of North America’s leading educators.
Ken holds graduate degrees in Education, Library and Information Studies, and Business Administration. | 
