Effective meetings are dependent on skilful leadership and some people chair meetings considerably better than others.  But what are the hallmarks of a good Chair? Catherine Stalker of Independent Audit works with boards to help them hold constructive and effective meetings. Dineshi Ramesh of Board Intelligence helps boards facilitate better discussions and decisionmaking by improving board information.  In these two videos, they discuss the hallmarks of an effective Chair and what to avoid, drawing on their extensive experience of the good, the bad and the ugly of board meetings, ExCos and other committees.