Healthy Board Meetings: Who Is Robert and Why Do We Follow His Rules?

Welcome to the “Who Is Robert and Why Do We Follow His Rules?” lesson, the second of eight in the “Expert Insights: Healthy Board Meetings with Susan Leahy” course, which offers board members the means to run fair, productive meetings using the fundamentals of parliamentary procedure. This lesson introduces the history of Henry M. Robert's book Robert's Rules of Order and its use in governance for over a century. After viewing, learners will be aware of the factors that have contributed to Robert's Rules of Order's popularity, authority, and longevity.