So Now You’re On the Board
The first steps to superior board performance are clarifying your board’s job and then following through with appropriate plans, actions and evaluation of results. The checklists presented here are...
View ArticleCondo board chiefs often make hard choices
Imagine that you have a job that requires you to be an expert in everything from finance to construction and that trying to do your best at this job makes your closest neighbors hate you. Now imagine...
View ArticleTake charge of that meeting: 8 ways to make sense of Robert’s Rules of Order
If you’re going to chair meetings or rise to a high post in your professional society, you’re likely to run up against Robert’s Rules of Order. In the U.S., it’s the most widely used authority on...
View ArticleThe officer role of President in HOAs and Condos
The obligations and authority of a community association’s president are often misunderstood by both directors and officers. The board of directors is responsible for the management of the business and...
View ArticleHow does your board choose its agenda items?
Some governing documents require a set agenda for each board meeting. For boards in those associations, there is no real guesswork when it comes to preparing an agenda each month. However even in...
View ArticleUnanimous Consent: Good Presiding Officers Use It!
Sure, you can use formal procedure to handle routine, noncontroversial matters in board and membership meetings. But why would you? Read more…….
View ArticleThe Essential Five People On Your Association Board
It takes a lot to build a great community. You need committed residents, a dedicated board of directors, and a clear understanding of everybody’s roles and responsibilities. Read the article…………
View ArticleEight Jobs You’ll Master as HOA Board President
Are you considering serving as the President of the HOA Board for your homeowner or community association? Well, before you picture yourself at the head of the table, transforming your community into...
View ArticleHow to Improve Leadership Style
The greatest leaders throughout time have had something in common: they inspired people. To be a good leader, you don’t want to make people follow you. Instead, you want to make them want to follow...
View ArticleSo You Want to be President of Your HOA?
Tired of feeling like you have no say in the decisions about the common areas or rules and regulations of your neighborhood or condominium development? Thinking of serving as president of your...
View ArticleClarifying Board Roles: Who’s On Board?
Chances are if you’re a resident in a co-op, condo, or HOA community, you’re familiar with your property’s board of directors (or trustees, or managers, depending on what part of the country you live...
View ArticleOne Board President’s On-the-Job Training
John F. Kennedy said, famously, that there’s no school for presidents. The only way to learn the job is by doing it. The same goes for presidents of co-op and condo boards. Just ask Darren Arithoppah....
View ArticleThink Like a CEO: What Successful Home Association Presidents Do
Successful CEOs and association presidents have a lot more in common than you may think To be an association president who inspires and leads a board, you must approach your responsibilities with...
View ArticleFAQs on HOA Board Member Roles and Responsibilities
The president leads the Board and is responsible for overseeing and handling many of its procedural duties. In order to succeed in this role, the Board president must be knowledgeable about the...
View ArticleA Guide To HOA Board Responsibilities
Serving on the board of a homeowner association is a high calling. Well meaning volunteers are elected to roles that are critical to the well being of the HOA. But what exactly is a board member...
View ArticleNeighborhood Friend: HOA president desires to keep neighborhood a great place...
It’s hard when people don’t follow the rules, but Oak Creek Estates Homeowner’s Association board president Ulyesses Wright takes it with grace. Wright is an active community member, focusing on...
View ArticleHOA Homefront: El presidente is not el jefe
The office of HOA president is often misunderstood. And very serious dysfunction for associations and their boards, as well as heartburn for the president, can be the outcome. At the outset, it is...
View ArticleReady to Become Board President? Practice R.E.S.P.E.C.T.
Being a board member has its challenges and rewards, but if you’re ready to take your community to the next level, being the board president might be the right role for you. Before you put your name on...
View ArticleDiary of a New York Co-op Board President
Buying an apartment in a New York co-op building can seem like such a great idea — at first. But just wait. There is often a steep learning curve that runs from happy optimism to weary cynicism. This...
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