- Rapid turnover board members and CEO’s
- Difficulty recruiting/retaining board members
- Chronic deficits, depletion of reserve funds
- Persistent failure to meet performance targets
- Poor attendance at meetings, members unprepared
- Underground political maneuvering
- Unresolved conflicts, poor communication
- Rubber stamping – financial statements or CEO recommendations
- Role confusion between board and CEO
- Board interference in operational details
- Poor communications with stakeholders
- Decision deadlock/paralysis
- Ignoring/circumventing Board policies and decisions
