2008/10/29 Andrew Cates Andrew@soschildren.org:
Ho hum. I think you mean that the board with also double as the executive on a volunteer basis? The reason I ask is that presumably all the board members don't get to do whatever they like on behalf of the company, you have to have some sort of authority structure?
Does the full board mandate its members to take actions in minutae or in fact appoint them into exec roles of some sort? I think what roles it gives to its own members is more likely to determine who gets to enjoy porridge than the mug with "company secretary" on their coffee cup.
Am delighted to say none of this is my problem. I did my bit when I voted for you...
All decisions are made either by the board as a whole or by committees of board members. I think the board can delegate the actual implementation of decisions to anyone, but have to make the decisions themselves. There must be some way to delegate to staff in the event there are any, but I'm not sure how that works (I tried to find out in case we could use the same method to delegate things to members, but couldn't find anything).
If by "you" you mean me specifically, I should clarify that I'm not on the board (if you voted for me, then thank you, but it seems you were in the minority), so none of this is my problem either!