Together with many others, I am sure many of
the above-named will be recognized in our newly
launched IBBA Hall of Fame. We look forward
to recognizing the inaugural inductees at our
upcoming Conference in Louisville!
I truly could go on for a few more pages naming
people who made a diference to our organization
but, sufce to say, that all past and present Board
Members, Chairs, Commitee and Task Force
members who have given so much of their time,
energy and wisdom, and where without their
belief and dedication in this great organization
we would not be where we are today – a sincerest
thank you goes out to you all.
Another beautiful thing about our organization
(other than our members) is that we have an
amazing governance model that keeps us on
the mark with our goals, and objectives, year
on year, no mater who sits in this chair. Te
model allows the Board members to “govern”
(develop, and oversee the “ENDS”), while the
Executive Director and management team,
“manage” (execute the “MEANS”) and all through
writen policy. Naturally, the model is a litle
more complex than that, where the Board is
also responsible for the maintenance of the
appropriate Governance Processes and Executive
Director’s Delegation Policies; interpretation of
the directive policies; creation and maintenance
of appropriate Executive Limitations; regular
performance reviews, and more. Tis is a very
robust governing model that each of us should be
aware of, and understand with great clarity, and
once understood it may become a good model to
also operate one’s business brokerage practice.
I encourage each of you to go to Governance
section of the Member Resource Portal and view
the Governance Policy Manual.
LETTER FROM THE CHAIR
Te global market
landscape is changing
whether we like it or not;
we are clearly heading
towards a global economy
with all kinds of emerging
markets and industries,
representing growth
potential for many while
posing challenges
to others.