Some Boards have a hard time making decisions. Certainly some decision making does need to take the appropriate time, with accurate information and healthy debate occurring. There are times when
Is Your Organization Going Through a Dilution of Powers? In an organization governed by a nonprofit Board of Directors much of the ‘power’ can de diluted as it
Many of you have moved to an online storage system for your meeting minutes, procedure manuals etc. Actually many of you moved to a system ‘many’ years ago……… Others of
A business colleague from Jacksonville, Florida, Tom Morrison sent me this article from his newsletter which he named “From Relevance to to Revolution, Its Now or Never” Why the Traditional
Have kept this article from Board Cafe for a couple of year’s and think that its time to feature it again. Its timely due to the recent stats that show the
Every Board ends up with a Boardroom bully, its just a matter of time. The bully can become loud and belligerent. Board members can become intimidated. Good decisions may be
In the world of Association’s we are consistantly on stress ‘overload’ Member expectations outweigh an Association’s ability to perform. With the new economy most if not all Associations are leaner
There are times when individuals speak over and over on one debatable issue, even if their meeting rules of order follow Roberts Rules of Order. ( Sometimes Board Chairs do
Every two months I received a publication in the mail, THE ASSOCIATION. It is Canada’s only Association Magazine and is packed full of valuable, timely articles. The isuue I received today focuses
With the economy in it’s current state, it’s not uncommon to see not-for-profit leaders overwhelmed and frustrated in their career–in fact, I’ve heard from quite a few folks that they’re
