Board of Directors
The cornerstone of a successful community association is a healthy and effective Board of Directors that comfortably figures out its role and follows it with exceptional conviction and determination. The creation of a competent board requires intelligence and far sightedness from the directors, on all aspects of the company, whether it is its historical background or its current features including the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. It is the duty of the association to make sure that its operating procedures are in conformity with the regional as well as the federal laws of the state and also the administrative documents, which serve as the bedrock on which the edifice of the union is laid. The Board of
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These conflicts lead to a hostile environment where an individual board member feels exploited and harassed by others, who disregard the actual information completely. Nevertheless, it is important that the relationships between the members are maintained at all times even if a conflict exists. This helps the community association in the long run. Decisions, however, must still be made by members who have no vested interests associated with the given proposition and who will therefore, vote on the subject matter objectively after going through all the …show more content…
When this action is carried out, the Board of Directors can choose and implement any of following measures and actions:
• They must decide whether the individual in question can participate in any meeting, conference or vote associated with that particular subject, which developed the conflict in the first place.
• Those Directors are supposed to stay absent from the meetings, who might have any personal interest in the outcome of the decision of the option under study.
• After the recognition of the conflict, the director who developed that conflict in the first place must not be allowed to vote. However, they can be allowed to sit in the conferences and meetings to discharge their administrative obligations. They can still not engage in any sort of discussion and debate on the subject matter.
• The directors, who may have any relative or acquaintance in the project under discussion, must be scrutinized thoroughly and any funding proposal sent by them should be appraised and assessed by at least two other directors.
• In case a director fails to mention his/her conflicting situation to the board, certain measures can still be taken by the members of that
The decisions of the group is governed by a vote, majority of the votes wins the dispute. If in any case there should be an even number of votes on both sides of the decision, a conference is held where all members must speak their mind on why the decision they chose is correct. If the decision remains at a 50/50 vote,
Finally, I will discuss which type of corporation I prefer. A Review of Corporate Roles and Duties The Role of the Board of Directors. The corporation’s business is carried out by its management, under the direction of the Board of Directors. The Board, and each committee of the Board, has complete access to management. Also, the Board and committee member’s have access to independent advisors as each considers necessary or appropriate.
The organization is governed by a Board of Trustees containing 22 members. This governing board includes all of t...
This case study then outlines the governing body with 14 individuals including the executive directors, five senior managers,
Conflict is not always something that can be easily overcome. When two groups have a similar goal to work for, many times the groups will find a way to work with the other group to finish the job. When faced with a task that requires people to work with another group they dislike it results in a successful solution.
If I were Gary Anderson, I would not accept to take up the position of a project manager after the director stated that this project would be his baby all the way (Dawn, 2010). This statement shows that the director will overshadow the project and potentially become a hindrance to ultimate outcome of the project. There is a possibility of conflict of interest developing.
The committee, using the recommendations and information submitted, makes a list of potential advisers and asks each whether she is willing to serve. The committee recommends a list of advisers to the executive board of the alumnae association and to the chapter for their approval. 7. The advisers are trained and installed. In developing this list, the committee should consider the qualifications of each potential adviser individually and in the context of the overall composition of Advisory Board.
Before understanding how to deal with conflict, one must understand what conflict is. Conflict can be defined as, “any situation in which incompatible goals, cognitions, or emotions within or between individuals or groups lead to opposition or antagonistic interaction” (Learning Team Toolkit, 2004, pp 242-243). Does the idea of conflict always have to carry a negative connotation? The growth and development of society would be a great deal slower if people never challenged each other’s ideas. The Learning Team Toolkit discusses three different views of conflict: traditiona...
Small business owners and management at every level of any company should always be aware and listen closely to what is being said by their employees or associates. An action that undermines or impedes a co-worker’s right to do his or her job is another practice used in office politics to cause problems. It is good for employees to form bonds and friendships, but when cliques are formed in the office and others are bullied or cold shouldered, major complications can occur. Some of these problems can even lead to situations of workplace violence. The following are some of the signs and downfalls of office politics and ways to address situations before they get out of control.
Many people enjoy working or participating in a group or team, but when a group of people work together chances are that conflicts will occur. Hazleton describes conflict as the discrepancy between what is the perceived reality and what is seen as ideal (2007). “We enter into conflicts reluctantly, cautiously, angrily, nervously, confidently- and emerge from them battered, exhausted, sad, satisfied, triumphant. And still many of us underestimate or overlook the merits of conflict- the opportunity conflict offers every time it occurs” (Schilling, nd.). Conflict does not have to lead to a hostile environment or to broken relationships. Conflict if resolved effectively can lead to a positive experience for everyone involved. First, there must be an understanding of the reasons why conflicts occur. The conflict must be approached with an open mind. Using specific strategies can lead to a successful resolution for all parties involved. The Thomas-Kilmann Conflict Mode Instrument states “there are five general approaches to dealing with conflict. The five approaches are avoidance, accommodation, competition, compromise, and collaboration. Conflict resolution is situational and no one approach provides the best or right approach for all circumstances” (Thomas, 2000).
Differences within the team are the major reason for conflict. This stems from differences in opinion, attitude, beliefs, as well as cultural back grounds and social factors. The Conflict can be positive which is functional and supports or benefits the organization or a person’s main objectives (Reaching Out, 1997). Conflict is viewed as positive when the conflict results in increased involvement form the group, increased cohesion, and positive innovation and creativity. Conflict tends to be positive as well when it leads to better decisions, and solutions to long-term problems.
Rahim (2002) differentiated person’s perception towards handling a conflict into two: “concern for self and concern for others” (p. 216). Further, the study explored two types of conflicts and observed that most conflicts arise during the decision-making process. Dysfunctional conflict, which hinders team performance and interpersonal relations due to individual’s self-interest in implementing particular decision. Functional conflict serves organization purpose with employees involved in the conflict regarding which proposal to implement (Rahim, 2011).
Conflict is a basic aspect of teamwork (Levi, 2001), since the number of decisions that a team needs to make often evokes feelings of discomfort and stress. Conflict very often arises from a clash of different working style, ideas, interests, needs, and wants. Team conflicts can be due to high stress level. It has been experienced that in teamwork there can be conflicts and conflicts creates dissatisfaction among the employees. It is important that conflicts be addressed in such a way that it has adverse effect and it is very important to address the conflicts on the spot otherwise it would be difficult to handle the conflicts. (Jehn, 1995).When team member s disagree about the task themselves that how these tasks should be performed then task related conflicts occurs. It is also called task led-conflicts, it occurs when persons disagree over the understanding of tasks and their goals it is a disagreement between two team members in a group over the decisions. They have differences of opinions about a certain issue. (Stewart, Sims & Manz, 1999). Disagreement can be caused by differences in viewpoint and values, differences of opinion about tasks and differences in expectation about the impact of decisions (Levi, 2001).
In order of being able to analyze the sources of conflicts regarding the clothing manufacturer, I will present the Conflict Process Model according to McShane and Von Glinow. Therefore, I will first define what conflicts are, and second present the different sources of conflicts and carve out which conflicts are involved regarding to the given case. The third step is to explain two different strategies to minimize these conflicts in future. Finally, I will provide a recommendation and conclusion.
In the workplace, disagreement or arguments may arise due to several reasons. This can further result into a state of antagonism or opposition, resentment, avoidance, verbal assaults, and inability to work together. Such may arise due to personality clashes, differences in style, differences in leadership, interdependence conflicts and differences in the background or gender. With reference to the conflict between Norm and Norma, disagreement arose due to differences in styles. This is because Norma was after quick result from the initiated project while Norm believed he could work from home and still meet the expected standard. However, Norma expected full commitment from all the staff under her. For good working relations, conflicts should always be resolved and hence improve good working relationship among the employees both the juniors and seniors. Professionally, conflicts can be solved via two models; circle of conflict and triangle of satisfaction (Susan Holton, 1998).