Experts, executives say off-site board meetings can be critical, maximize time invested For Howard Nusbaum, CEO of the $13 million-revenue American Resort Development Association, his annual board retreat is an opportunity to get staff and volunteers out of their day-to-day environment and brainstorm at a very elemental level. The retreat is one of ARDA's three board meetings a year, but in a twist for a retreat, it is the shortest, stretching only from noon to noon the next day. "It's a popular meeting because it's less perfunctory and it's a chance for us to do a little bit of the finger painting that is so important in the ideation for an association," he said. ARDA… Read More