Elementum

Board and Executive Director Working Relationship.

Rebuild the working relationship between the board and the executive so the reset holds instead of curdling into the next conflict.

Agree, in writing, on each. This is the chair and the executive as partners, not adversaries.

How the board and the executive communicate between meetings, and how often

What the board needs to see from the executive, and when

What the executive needs from the board to do the job

How disagreement gets handled before it becomes a rupture

The one thing each side will stop doing that has damaged trust

Both sign and date

If the relationship is too broken for this conversation to happen honestly, that is a leadership problem, and it routes to strengthening the executive director.

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