Hi,
So, it's been over 10 days since the start of the thread, and I just
wanted to make sure we hadn't forgotten about it.
There were clearly mixed opinions on this. There were 6 or 7 people in
favour of reducing the size, 6 or 7 people in favour of leaving it as is
or not reducing it. There certainly seems to be enough difference of
opinion on this to merit putting it to the foundation membership.
I would like to propose, then, that the referendum take place in October
(to allow the vote to happen before the next board elections). I would
like to board to ratify this, and ask the election committee to put the
wheels in motion at our next board meeting on Wednesday.
Cheers,
Dave.
David Neary wrote:
Hi all,
There has been some discussion on reducing the board size on the board,
and the one point which is clear is that this discussion should be in
public.
I'm in favour of reducing the board to 7 people. I would like to see us
have a referendum on the issue next month.
The board has huge problems being pro-active. Any issue which is
slightly contentious has an opposition in a board of 11 people. It's
inevitable. And when there is opposition, there are many voices, and
when there are many voices, there is no resolution.
With 7 people, this problem will be reduced (not removed, I'm not that
naive).
In addition, a fringe benefit is that people who will want to get
elected will have to run. With 11 seats, no-one runs for election. There
is essentially only competition for the last 3 seats. I would like to
see board elections have an election campaign, with people saying what
they want to do, why, and saying why they think other people's approach
will not be effective.
There are potential down-sides. If you look at the most effective board
members over the years, they have typically not been among the 7 most
popular. I myself would not have been elected this year. But there is no
denying that the board structure as it is is fundamentally flawed. I
think this is one step towards improving it.
Cheers,
Dave.
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Dave Neary
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Lyon, France
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