I wound up on my condo board for the usual reasons: Someone needed to do the job, the former board members were having disputes with owners and each other, and my neighbors asked (some begged).   I expected that it would take up a lot of my time and would be a pretty thankless task, and I was right. But the condominium was an important personal investment, my neighbors were an important personal investment, and I thought I could do some good, so I stuck with it for a couple of years. Here’s what I learned along the way about how to be an effective board member—and most importantly, how to make the most of both you and your fellow members’ time with the least amount of stress.    Read the article……………..