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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