Leading During a Pandemic: Setting Strategy Virtually

Associations Now, November 20, 2020

Virtual check-ins are easy enough, but board strategy sessions—especially hybrid ones—take more than a Zoom link. In this Association’s Now article, Lowell Aplebaum, CAE shares lessons from a hybrid retreat for the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) and why the format can work when it’s designed well. His advice: let the facilitator focus (assign tech support), actively bring quieter voices in, replace long committee report-outs with digital updates, and build in time for real connection.

Read the full article for practical tips that make board meetings more engaging and effective.