executive committee
Leadership decision group
An executive committee is a small group within a larger organization empowered to make decisions and act on its behalf between full meetings.
It typically comprises top officers and handles urgent or routine matters: The executive committee approved the budget before bringing it to the full board.
Often shortened to exec committee.
Flat rigid panel
- directorsThose who lead organizations
- trusteesThose holding assets for others
- chairpersonOne who leads meetings
- vice-chairSecond-ranking committee officer
secretary · treasurer · bylaws · quorum · fiduciary · stewardship · accountability · term limits
Formal decision or determination
- motionChange in position
- voteFormal choice expression
- unanimousComplete agreement among all
- majorityOver half of total
abstention · ratification · approval · veto · agenda · minutes · deliberation · consensus
Arranging for future events
- visionAbility to see
- missionPurpose-driven task
- objectivesIntended targets or ends
- prioritiesMost important things
initiatives · long-range · budgeting · resource allocation · stakeholders · restructuring · mergers · partnerships
Formal accounts examination
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- reviewCritical written assessment
- evaluationDetermining worth or quality
accountability · transparency · reporting · risk assessment · due diligence · internal controls · performance metrics · corrective action
board
Flat rigid panel
- directorsThose who lead organizations
- trusteesThose holding assets for others
- chairpersonOne who leads meetings
vice-chair · secretary · treasurer · bylaws · quorum · fiduciary · stewardship · accountability · term limits · election
resolution
Formal decision or determination
majority · abstention · ratification · approval · veto · agenda · minutes · deliberation · consensus · mandate
planning
Arranging for future events
- visionAbility to see
- missionPurpose-driven task
- objectivesIntended targets or ends
priorities · initiatives · long-range · budgeting · resource allocation · stakeholders · restructuring · mergers · partnerships · expansion
audit
Formal accounts examination
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- monitoringOngoing observation of something
- reviewCritical written assessment
evaluation · accountability · transparency · reporting · risk assessment · due diligence · internal controls · performance metrics · corrective action · whistleblower
- governing bodiesgoverning body, governing council, senate, board of directors, parliament
- organizational unitsdepartment, division, branch, unit, section
- board meetingsagenda, minutes, adjourn, adjournment, chairman
- committees
- Corporate LeadershipCEO, CFO, COO, CTO, CIO
- nonprofit termsboard chair, board member, trustee, board of directors, advisory board
executive committeerank and file
Ordinary members collectively
general assembly · full body · general population · grassroots
executive committeeadvisory board
Panel providing organizational guidance
advisory committee · support staff · review committee · oversight committee · audit committee
committee, executive, execution, execute, executed, executives, executing, committees, executor