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The Morning After – II

The Morning After - II OK, now it’s the morning after the morning after. You’ve come up with another twenty reasons to call it quits. Here are five more ways to keep your sanity and survive, even thrive, on the job. Read more »
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The Morning After

The Morning After It’s the morning after. What have I gotten myself into, you’re asking. No, you weren’t out on an all night binge. You got elected to your building’s board, the whole episode but a dim recollection. Now you’re having second thoughts – third, and more -- about the wisdom of what you did. Before you throw in the towel, consider these ten ways to make it work – for you and the building. Read more »
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Top Ten Reasons To Run For The Board

Top Ten Reasons To Run For The Board There are lots of reasons -- good and bad, spoken and left unsaid -- that motivate those who would be chiefs. The trick is to figure out from among the following which is the real one. Read more »
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How Bad Does Your Board Have To Be?

How Bad Does Your Board Have To Be? “I’m being harassed,” the caller says – the latest of many. “The board is out to get me, AND I’M NOT GONNA TAKE IT” It’s hard to know whose side the truth is on in these situations, not that it really matters because even if your board is harassing you, there may not be much you can do. Read more »
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Why Should Your Board Be Any Different?

Why Should Your Board Be Any Different? Mea culpa, mea culpa – that’s my message to your building’s board and mine and that of every building out there. Today’s New York Times features “Money for Nothing” – two blogging heads taking on mismanagement of corporate boards. It makes me think I've been unfair. Read more »
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