An executive committee recalibration
The challenge we currently face is one of leaders who have just come out of a period of crisis response where executive committees have been expected to engage in a different type of rapid, frequent decision making for the organization. Because cascading societal disruption has caused organizations to be in crisis response mode, executive committees have taken on responsibilities which in ‘normal’ times, would have been within the purview of the board or staff.
Leadership Reflections: Eyes to the Horizon
At what point does disruption become normative? After two years of change, associations have become better surfers, becoming more adept at riding the waves of ups and downs, of challenge and opportunity that have become the de rigeur. Despite this, it is not atypical to still hear organizational leaders talk about “going back” to previous practice, circumstances, and norms.