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ENDLESS LOOP Too often, boards find themselves without key information pertaining to their volunteer jobs. They learn “on the job” in meetings without any references on how to be a successful volunteer community leader.
HAVE YOU EVER read the article Gone in 60 Minutes by Rolf Crocker, originally published in the March/April 2006 edition of Common Ground?
The article compares the premise of the movie Groundhog Day with Bill Murray and Andie MacDowell, where Murray relives the same day repeatedly to managing common interest developments. In the movie, Murray begins to learn important life lessons, which allow him to break free of the endless loop and lead a richer life. Hmmm…why does that scenario sound so familiar? 38
Vision Spring 2022 | cacm.org
Boards often do not feel empowered relying on seasoned board members, word of mouth, or “that’s how we’ve always done it” without feeling like they are effective. In fact, when you are trapped in Groundhog Day, you spend most of your time “wondering” how to make decisions but never really feeling confident in your decisions. How do you break out of the endless loop, begin to have productive meetings and finally start making important decisions? The key is as simple and profound as this:
CRAFT AN ONBOARDING PROCEDURE FOR NEW COMMUNITIES.
