Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack jump over the candlestick, so runs the nursery rhyme. Even today this phrase expresses a suggestion to be quick and agile. Agile has many meanings, i.e. nimble, responsive, swift, lively… you get the drift, right?
One year ago the OREA Centre for leadership Development launched a “Nimble Decision Making” package consisting of three tutorials with accompanying DVDs. The NDM package is designed to help boards of directors make progressive decisions in a timely fashion. The good news is 35 real estate boards have requested the tutorial package. The bad news is! … Well there is no bad news, but we certainly hope that after your board has previewed the DVDs they will make more effective, timely decisions.
A survey was conducted recently on how decisions are made at board meetings. Here is an example of the multiple choice questions and results:
How nimble is your board of directors in making decisions?
28% “they’re great wannabes”
35% “they’re a model board”
38% “they’re not there yet”
How well does your board embrace the tough issues facing your industry by making decisions?
28% “they’re great wannabes”
31% “they’re a model board”
42% “they’re not there yet”.
How often do individual behaviours impede decision-making at the board table?
10% “during full moons”
14% “once in a full moon”
20% “every meeting”
55% “some meetings”
Has your board adopted the NDM tutorials? If the answer is yes, tell us what changes you witnessed in the decision-making process?
Was the Nimble Decision making process valuable for your Association?, that was the question asked of Michael McIntee, President of the REALTORS® Association of Grey Bruce Owen Sound. His response: “absolutely and it happened at just the right time, following a full organizational review. It seems our wheels have been greased and we are moving more smoothly and successfully on the rails towards better leadership, nimble decision-making and strategic thinking”.
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