ome of you recall those noise- filled days of hanging out in the arcade. The classic arcade games like Pac Man, Street Fighter, Space Invaders, Donkey Kong, and Dragon’s Lair provided hours of fun and challenges. One very interesting arcade game is
Frogger, developed by Konami in 1981 and published by Hasbro Interactive, Ltd. in 1997. It received a 3D upgrade in 1982. What is noteworthy about this and other 80s game videos is that they
engage participants in numerous challenges. These challenges are not unlike many of the challenges that many association leaders face every day.
I moved into a shared ownership community in the suburbs of Chicago in 2006. Previously, I lived in apartments and single-family homes in Illinois, Indiana, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Mississippi, California, and Idaho. This mobility gave me a lot of insight into different neighborhood cultures. However, when I moved into this Chicagoland townhome complex, I realized that I needed to be more involved in the community. That involvement came sooner than I planned. As soon as the other owners learned of my background in management and leadership, I was immediately voted as President of the Board of Directors of the townhome association. Although I had many years of experiences as Chief Executive Officer of a media company, board president of a dance company, and project manager of many construction projects, I was new to this shared-ownership organizational model. It has been a dynamic experience of numerous adversities which were contingent to planned goals. However, there was continuous organizational learning. This new leadership model involved many management images. I was a director in my early years as president of the association. My main role was to ensure that the owners understood that they bought more than a house. I helped them to realize that they also bought into a community. At times, I was a nurturer, providing the other board members stories of my previous leadership experiences to present a persuasive account of a policy or a rule that I wanted developed. I continually adjusted my leadership styles as we faced one obstacle after another. One of the most useful lessons learned was that of collaboration. I wrote this article to share some of these goal setting experiences illustrating how our community
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