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GOVERNANCE & MINISTRY
by Dan Hotchkiss
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Two Questions That Will Help Your Board Stop Micromanaging
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Karen Arnold, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Most boards know they shouldn’t micromanage. Meddling boards irritate their staff and volunteers and stifle creativity. Boards lack the day-to-day involvement a good manager should have. Most board members know that, but still when people bring us questions, we give answers. We just can’t resist! One reason is that we are very wise—why else would we occupy such high positions? Another is that people thank and praise us for decisiveness and clarity—and for relieving them of hard decisions and responsibility for the results. We know—don’t we?—that by giving overly detailed answers, we block others from bringing the full benefit of their own insights and perspectives. Yes, a board’s job is to lead—but smart leaders leave space for others to think creatively and find solutions we would never have imagined. Smart boards give directions that are not too large and not too small. In helping
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