HOA Boards: Recruiting and Grooming New HOA Board Members
10/10/2008
Recently, we wrote about how you can remove problematic HOA board
members. This week, let's talk about one of the best ways
to recruit good board members. It makes a lot of sense
to start these diamonds in the rough slowly. Here are 3 keys to
smart recruiting: - A good first step is to recruit prospects to join a committee.
Committees are created to advise the board on a specific topic, and
you can ask anyone to be on the committee. That makes this a great
way to get people involved with a relatively low level of
commitment.
- Perhaps more importantly, be smart about which committee you
recruit them to join. If you start someone off with a highly
charged and divisive issue or with something incredibly tedious and
time consuming, it's unlikely they'll be in a hurry to sign on for
more.
- Once you get these future HOA leaders onto a committee,
check in with them frequently. Provide them with guidance. This
will allow you to judge how they handle the committee work and
to begin training them on HOA management issues.
For information on when HOA committees can be helpful generally (not
just for recruiting board members), check out our just posted
new article. Go to article » Best regards,
Matt Humphrey
President P.S. Once that diamond in the rough joins your board, one of the
best investments you can make is to sign up for a group
HOAleader.com account. With a group membership, your entire
board can access our always-expanding library of practical
articles on best practices and legal updates. Get more
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