Special thanks to the Business Improvement Association of British Columbia biabc.com. There conference in Nanaimo was first class. Delegates attended from throughtout British Columbia and welcome delegates from Alberta in a special ‘westcoast’ theme. It was an honor to be … Continue reading →

How many times have you heard the expression ‘its so hard to get our members to come to our AGM, we barely have a quorum’? I hear it way too often and am asked how I can help the. There … Continue reading →

How many of you use a timed agenda? A new client asked me to observe one of their monthly Board meetings and offer some guidance on ensuring their future meetings were both shorter and more productive. The meeting was held … Continue reading →

Board meetings can move faster and more productive by adding the appropriate items to a consent agenda. A consent agenda is one in which several appropriate items are ‘lumped ‘into one agenda item. All of the items are then treated … Continue reading →

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 decisions need to be postponed or motions tabled HOWEVER if … Continue reading →

    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 spreads throughout powerful committees, past Presidents who do not want … Continue reading →

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 you may still be keeping a paper copy and trusting … Continue reading →

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 Association Model is Stronger Than Ever A lot of talk … Continue reading →

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 incredible growth in our sector.  Special thanks to Board Cafe … Continue reading →

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 avoided and flawed decisions may be pushed through. So, what … Continue reading →