Theatre in the Park
You're a newly elected board member of the Riverside Players. Tonight the Creative Director pitches a bold idea. As you watch the scene, notice the different ways you find yourself thinking about it.
On many small, volunteer-run boards, people wear several hats at once. Below are four perspectives that can all show up in the same conversation.
For each statement below, sort it into the perspective it's coming from.
Here's how each statement connects to a different governance perspective.
Every time you catch yourself asking a question, pause and name the voice behind it. Is this your board hat, or one of the others? That split-second check is what separates reactive discussion from real oversight.
Carry that habit into the next board table you sit at — real or imagined. The more often you name the perspective, the more natural it becomes to lead from the right one when it counts.
Every board meeting contains moments like this.
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