[Board] Board Digest, Vol 94, Issue 24

[David William Bitner]

A great step to further on these thoughts is to have an official "president
elect" position with some degree of overlap. This would allow that person
to "get their feet" to some degree. I've also seen "past president" as
official positions in some organizations. If we were to have a 3 year term
with one year in each of those positions it could help to maintain
continuity while preventing burnout.


Sorry to be a rogue on this topic but I think there are strong reasons not
> to expect (or even allow) the president of the board to be a 4 year post:
>
>
>    1. It is unrealistic to expect many good candidate to step up to take
>    on a demanding unpaid role for 4 years
>    2. Jeff and Arnulf have already expressed the challenges of balancing
>    the day job (particularly when you are running a micro business) with the
>    time needed to be an effective president, surely those challenges will
>    become overwhelming in years 3 and 4?
>    3. Potentially a 4 year term implies a president’s agenda that the
>    membership would find difficult to influence once the president had been
>    elected
>
>
> If I had a vote I would vote for a 2 year term (no more and no less) and
> with the possibility that a candidate for the presidency serves for 2 years
> on the board prior to standing for election so that there is some
> continuity at handover.
>
> The role of president and that of the other board members could be made
> easier if we were able to support a permanent executive staff member who
> could carry some of the load.
> ______
> Steven
>
>
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David William Bitner
dbSpatial LLC
612-424-9932
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