The Culturally Conscious Board

4 Trustee Begins with Trust

Withholding your true self puts a cap on trust and on your ability to lead.

FRANCES X. FREI AND ANNE MORRISS9

As the gavel cracked for the next agenda item, Crystal straightened her pressed navy jacket, arranged the notebook in front of her and prepared to be introduced.

Phil, the board chair, began, “Thank you everyone for being here. We have a lot of important items to discuss today. I realize you just received the agenda items a few minutes before the meeting, but City Farm has been doing great in the news and Sierra is doing a decent job, so there shouldn’t be any issues.

“I’m also glad we have a new board member here with us. Crystal, welcome.” Crystal shifted in her chair, gazed confidently at the other members ...