[Chapter-delegates] ISOC LIVE - the reports of its death are exaggerated, but..

[Andrew Sullivan]

On Tue, Mar 12, 2024 at 03:23:14PM +0300, Nazar Nicholas wrote:

>Does the BOT have the teeth to check the CEO before he/she makes potentially
>difficult or community-affecting decisions?

The board is my boss.  They can fire me, and they can direct me not to do things, just like any boss can.  If, however, you are in a situation where the board is effectively telling the CEO what to do as part of his/her duties, then you have a broken arrangement.  There's a reason we separate board issues from staff issues, and it is precisely so that the board is not trying to do (as a collective) what is better handled by a single individual who can delegate the operational responsibility.

Best regards,

A

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