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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...

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Condo 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...

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Take 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...

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The 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...

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How 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...

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Unanimous 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…….

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The 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…………

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Eight 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...

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How 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...

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So 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...

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Clarifying 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...

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One 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....

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Think 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...

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FAQs 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...

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A 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...

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Neighborhood 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...

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HOA 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...

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Ready 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...

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Diary 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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