It was absolutely the WORST training that I have ever observed!
The trainer had watched some of the videos of board meetings. She had to have seen the chaos. THAT is what should have been addressed.
She did not spend enough time on Robert's Rules of Order.
The trainer was a "nice" person. She'll be invited back. Nothing was said about whether she will become the Parliamentarian for board meetings and how she will perform that duty. Maybe she won't be.
It's too bad that the District didn't hire a really strong, forceful trainer to come in and bang some heads. That is what was needed. Man or woman. My first thought was that a man should have conducted the training. Then I realized that at least three of the female board members would have gotten their feelings hurt.
I have known some strong female trainers. They would have read the Rules of the Road to the board about the things that it is doing wrong and must change.
This was a Powder Puff training. The District bought a book review, instead of a training.
I watched a retreat, not a training. The role of a retreat is to foster collaboration, communication, and cooperation. The professional was hired to facilitate, not “bang some heads”. It was evident that she was prepared, as were the board members (all 7). The board members had done their home work and came prepared to receive suggestions and have honest and productive conversations. I do not know what “trainings” and/or board retreats you have participated in; in your profession there is not a need to foster collaboration, communication, and/or cooperation among living beings.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your comment. It was billed as a Retreat, so I guess it filled the bill. Chaos and dysfunction were mentioned but not addressed. Will relationships improve? Ms. Go-Along-to-Get-Along made an interesting comment, repeated on WIS, that reminded me of the profanity she was accused of uttering outside R2i2 one night. Did she ever apologize for that? Was she "Trespassed" for that?
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