10/24/2016

Is Your Board Ready for a Crisis?

This association’s experience suggests a path to success

It’s not easy to expect the unexpected—especially when you have 30 volunteer leaders with different opinions and experiences. One association’s experience suggests a path to success.

How well-prepared are boards for surprises? Bad news coverage, social media flare-ups, questionable legislation?

If we’re being honest with ourselves, the answer is likely not much at all. Boards meet so intermittently, and focus so much on strategic issues (one hopes), that training them in crisis management is a relatively low priority.

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