If done the right way, a homeowner forum can achieve many goals. It can capture community-wide interests and concerns. It can give the owners a voice. It’s great for generating opinions, feedback and new ideas. It will increase the Board’s awareness of...
Copyright Free Newsletter Articles – Volume 31
These articles are written for residents who live in homeowner and condominium associations and are provided to you as a free benefit of our Board Member Resources area. The content is designed to help those responsible for community newsletters, association websites, bulletin boards...
Running Effective Meetings with Disruptive Owners
One of the most challenging situations that may confront your board during a meeting is handling very disruptive audience members. For example, what if an owner with strong opinions who’s known for being very outspoken, starts yelling during the meeting? Fortunately, this kind of disruption is very rare during a well-planned, well-organized and well-run meeting. So, the key is advanced planning to handle the worst situation that may arise.
Meeting Moment – Leadership Tips for the Minority
Usually this column gives advice to the president or chair of a meeting. Today, our advice is for the “loyal opposition”, those members in the minority. Let’s say you are concerned about how the Board is handling, or failing to handle an issue. How can you best advocate for your position at an owner’s meeting?