On Nov 6, 2011, at 3:35 PM, Denise Evans wrote: > <snip> > "I've often found myself in similar positions where people are unwilling to > state the obvious, and I end up being the one left to clear the air. On one > Board of Directors I was on, my seat in the boardroom was such that when we > went thru all the directors in sequence I was always the last person to talk. > Each of the other directors would skirt and him-haw on an important issue, > and being the last person to talk, I'd be the one who ended up having to lay > down the law. So for whatever reason, I often end up being dragged into these > types of situations." > > I was also invited to meetings, at times,in order to "say what no one else > would"
It's a weird position to be placed in, as I'm usually quite content to simply stand quietly at the sidelines. Ten years ago I was told I would replace so-and-so on yet another BoD, but that I'd have to join the Rotary Club and attend regularly in order to "get to know the Board". That made it much easier, as I simply did not join the (rather bizarre but fun) Rotary. Problem solved. But I still get set up occasionally.
