Linda Stier talks to Sherry S Jennings about how to cope with difficult board members during nonprofit board meetings. Sherry has an interesting and current case history to discuss. The conversation was recorded live on Firetalk, Monday April 24, 2017. Jennings … Continue reading
Linda Stier talks to John Bruce about how to cope with difficult participants or members during board meetings. The person whom the group depends on to cope with non-productive participants is the chair of the meeting. First the chair must recognize … Continue reading
On April 3, 2017, Sherry Jennings and Linda Stier considered the ambitions and power of an enthusiastic new board member. The board of a non-profit is accountable for all aspects of the organization. It can exercise considerable power: if it … Continue reading
On Tuesday, March 14, 2017 members of the Xylem Group discussed some issues for a nonprofit board that attempts to govern with board transparency The Xylem-Group is still exploring a format for using FireTalk to hold their deliberations in a public … Continue reading