by Richard Stringham | Oct 2, 2018 | Richard Stringham
During my years as a university student, a friend and I took up scuba diving. On one dive, I found that I was a bit more congested than I had realized and had difficulty equalizing the pressure in my ears. We fastidiously observed the rule to never dive alone and, not...
by Joseph Inskeep | May 22, 2018 | Joseph Inskeep
Board work can be frustrating. People serve on boards to help and they hope their contributions will be meaningful. But when the board as a group is ineffective, the disappointment individual members feel is unambiguous. This is too common an occurrence and more...
by Paul Zilz | Jul 25, 2017 | Paul Zilz
It is that time of year! School is out and families are planning trips to the beach and ice cream excursions. Individuals are traveling to scenic mountains, to exciting cities, to exotic locations. Why? Why take time out of the ordinary routines to reflect and...
by Ted Hull | Jun 27, 2017 | Ted Hull
It is important that we have term limits for board members so we can get fresh blood. We need term limits; otherwise how do we get rid of poor board members? These are two very common reasons for setting term limits for a board. You can add to this list of supposedly...
by Andrew Bergen | Apr 11, 2017 | Andrew Bergen
Not long ago, I was on a Skype call with an individual who was in a time zone 9 hours later than mine. During the conversation, I asked if he could give me a minute as I needed to get up and close the blinds. The sun had just risen above the rooftops across the street...
