10 Question You’ll Hear When There is Conflict Between the Board & The Executive Director. And 20 Things That Can Be Done to Address It.
Board/Executive Director Tensions This article was originally published on July 27, 2015, and has been updated. In any traditional workplace, some level of conflict or tension is bound to arise at some point. Often, this workplace conflict occurs between the board of directors and the executive director. It should be no surprise that when power is shared there is tension - and the board of directors’ oversight role brings a level of tension to the board/executive director relationship because of the fundamental sharing of power at…