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Posts Tagged ‘dissent’

Lost the vote? Don’t sabotage the council’s action

By Ann Macfarlane | April 20, 2021 | 6

We’ve had inquiries recently about elected officials who lost a vote, and then actively worked against the outcome. This amounts to trying to sabotage the council. It is wrong, wrong,…

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When public pressure is intense, what can you do?

By Ann Macfarlane | January 21, 2021 | 4

At a recent workshop, a director from a school board split by pandemic-related decisions asked me what board members can do in the face of intense public pressure. These are…

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