10/10/2025

How to Get Your Board out of the Weeds

Most association executives have had to deal with this at least once

Strategy isn't something you squeeze in at the end of a meeting. In fact, it's why the meeting exists in the first place.

If you’re a board chair or executive director, when what was meant to be a strategic conversation becomes an operational tangle, it isn't just frustrating – it's a problem. Because time spent in the weeds is time not spent on oversight, foresight, or decision-making. And boards that default to detail aren't governing – they are managing.

But the solution isn’t to scold, silence or sideline your board. It’s to guide them- with clarity, structure and a shift in altitude.

Please select this link to read the complete article from Compass Leadership.