[Board] Board training at FOSS4G?

[Frank Warmerdam]

On 11-06-09 03:47 PM, Tyler Mitchell wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> In the past I've tried to organise a couple hour "training" course by an
> executive management trainer to help encourage you Directors.  It can be
> especially helpful for Directors who may be new to the Board - or new to the
> idea of being on a Board - and have questions.  I've learned a lot from
> interacting with other Executive Directors, and thought you might be
> interested in doing likewise by having a trainer come in for a couple hours
> during your face-to-face meeting in Denver in September.  From my reading,
> many boards have appreciated this kind of encouragement and they also find
> it helpful when they can help facilitate goal setting or planning exercises
> too.
>
> If you're interested, I can follow up for you, GITA has someone they
> recommended to me and they are in the Denver area.

Tyler,

I am ambivalent about this, partly because not having done the training it
is hard to imagine what it will do for me.  However, if the cost is modest
I would be ok with doing this.

Best regards,
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