How might we...
- Practice/Emergence: How might we practice the five elements?
- How might we have boundaries with the support we can provide to the board?
- How might our actions be supportive but not strenuous on staff?
- How might we have boundaries with the support we can provide to the board?
Hypothesis
Board project management and projects take up too much Change Elemental time.
If we live into our board support boundaries then we’ll have more time to focus on purpose of connecting board and staff.
Design
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- Set of agreements outlining the boundary of Support role for board and the board role?
- Step 1: have Susan and Kent created something like this already? If not,.. Natalie (talking to Susan on Monday)
- Step 2: get Susan’s thoughts on how to adjust and create new boundaries. Monica schedule call for knowledge transfer w/Susan and Natalie
- Step 3: Monica and Natalie aligning what those boundaries are? Schedule time in regular check-in or schedule additional time.
- What can we expect of the board? What can the board expect from us?
- Set of agreements outlining the boundary of Support role for board and the board role?
Metrics
Clarity!
Not like:
- Disjointed
- Like trying to meet many individual needs rather than holding collective
- Learn nothing new.
Learnings
- Purpose of board and staff relationship (how board is supporting org) should define boundaries
- Division of labor to support board is arbitrary and flexible
- Most important clarification is the vision of how the board supports the staff
Decisions
- Natalie and Monica have a meeting with Mark to discuss questions.
- Review list of Susan’s responsibilities for the Board – what do we want to keep doing? Stop doing? Do less of?
Questions
- What is the purpose of this board 4.0?
- What is the minimum amount of time the staff needs to put in so that the board can support this purpose?