The next step is to use a ‘stop, start, continue’ analysis. This can be as simple as hanging flipchart paper on the boardroom wall with the name of each director placed above the words ‘stop, start, continue’. The directors are encouraged to write in each of the three categories actions that would help them be more effective on the board: what they should stop doing, what they should start doing and what they should continue to do. This can be done anonymously at first, perhaps in a separate room during a mealtime or coffee break, but later it can become a legitimate part of a board meeting.
