Keeping track of all your documents is hard. It was hard when our records were paper and kept in filing cabinets. It is just as hard now that our documents are digitized and stored in file or board management systems. Using the wrong document management system results...
A Series about Minutes, Meetings & Effective Decisions
A 4-part series about board management; minutes, meetings, property managers & effective decision making.Part 1: How to take better minutes: 5 Tips Minutes have an image problem, and we need to fix it. No one loves their minutes; no one even likes them. Directors...
How to take better minutes: 5 SMART Tips
Minutes have an image problem, and we need to fix it. No one loves their minutes; no one even likes them. Directors need to know how to take better minutes. The hardest position to fill on any volunteer boards is the secretary and then no one ever does anything with...
Making board’s better: Best practices for new directors
This is a 3-part series about making board’s better. The series covers best practices in engagement, recruitment, onboarding and orientation of new directors. Part 2: Trouble finding board directors? How to get more In this blog post, Pat and Bonnie address the...
How to make board meetings fun again
Meetings are NO fun because the meeting minutes are never ready before the meeting. Directors attend a lot of meetings; usually one meeting every month. Admins admins and property managers often attend many more than that. Read on to learn how to make board meetings...
How did BoardSpace get started?
My experience as a Director on my Condo Board The idea for BoardSpace began from my experience as President of my condo’s Board of Directors. Being a Director was great. I enjoyed learning about governance, management, legal issues affecting condominiums, engineering...
End Minute Madness: Love your Meetings
When I joined my condo board, I absolutely refused to be the secretary because I knew taking the minutes would be a pain. I became the president instead. During my term of office, we had recording secretaries of variable quality ranging from excellent to inadequate....