"Everybody is a CEO in a housing society" says the Covid committee of a large co-op housing society in South Mumbai. Housing societies have been at the front and centre of managing and enforcing lockdown guidelines and sometimes, notoriously so as this article from the BBC highlights. Tune in to my conversation with Nidhi Pant, Prasad Baji, Pankaj Chopra and Sandeep Gadodia as we unpack what goes into managing housing societies particularly during the lockdown.
In this episode we cover:
- Framing and adapting guidelines in a dynamic and evolving situation, what goes into planning for every conceivable need,
- Leading without positional authority by aligning interests, walking the talk, transparent communication, show of commitment and consistency
- Managing by consensus and not necessarily by majority,
- Ascertaining facts from multiple sources and building a hierarchy of news, with social media being at the bottom,
- Building logic trees for decision making,
- Taking the bull by the horns at times and addressing the elephant in the room - entry of part time domestic help into the condo,
- "Put your mask face on", what the future as a resident entails and more...
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Episode photo credit : Residents Group
