Value Proposition: External Advisory Councils

A Few Company benefits:

• Objective and practical advice on enhancing a company’s plans and practices
• Supplement in-house business experience, competencies
• External insight to develop strategic initiatives tied to improving the company’s success
• Third party perspectives on benchmarking data
• Cultivate deeper external partnerships to support accountability on progress towards goals
• Client and marketing expertise to enhance connection with products and services
• Credible Ambassadors representing the company in the community
• A bench of external speakers specifically qualified and available for key events
• Valued counsel in external marketplace, industry and regional context
• Objective leaders that can bring the unfiltered voices of people who have the perspectives of clients, suppliers, legislators, etc.
• Consult on best practices for community investment initiatives
• Quantify challenges as well as successes
• Accelerate change through recommendations on both rewards and consequences
• An open forum for communication between company’s senior management and diverse representation of leaders from the community
• A vehicle to position the company for competitive advantage and create positive public relations

Included in the Offering:

• Identify your needs and objectives
• Determine the specific experiences and competencies needed on your external Advisory Council
• Source and vet candidates, supporting you, as the Advisory Council Chair, through the final selection process
• Facilitate the introduction and rapid on-boarding of the external Advisory Council
• Assist Advisory Council Chair to support first years meetings