Have you met them?
Of course you have.
They’re the ones who run for the board with great enthusiasm…
and then immediately clock out.
🛋️ Their Core Skill: Existing
They attend meetings.
Silently.
They nod.
Occasionally.
They vote.
Predictably.
And somehow, this is considered “governance.”
🧠Decision-Making, Outsourced
Budgets?
Too complicated.
Engineering reports?
Too technical.
Legal issues?
Too risky.
👉 So what do they do?
They defer.
To anyone.
To everyone.
To the loudest voice in the room.
⚖️ Meanwhile…
A handful of competent people:
- read the documents
- understand the finances
- ask the uncomfortable questions
- try to prevent disaster
👉 …and carry the entire building on their backs.
🎠The Performance
The lazy ones still claim credit:
“We made a collective decision.”
No.
You attended a meeting.
There’s a difference.
đź’¸ The Cost of Doing Nothing
Deferred maintenance
Bad contracts
Legal exposure
Financial mess
All the predictable outcomes of people who want the title—
but not the responsibility.
🔚 Final Thought
Condo boards don’t fail because of villains.
They fail because of passengers.
And nothing is more dangerous than someone
who wants power…
with zero intention of doing the work.
