<div dir="ltr">Dear M. Badru Ntege<div><br></div><div><br></div><div>You talk many times about leadership. In the name of this community that you always invoke, please SHOW some</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>I. Do not let your vindictifness get in way of your leadership. It very hard thing to do, but please try. </div><div>II. Maintain factfulness and logic as much as possible</div><div><br></div><div><br><div class="gmail_extra"><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">2018-05-07 10:41 GMT+00:00 Badru Ntege <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:badru.ntege@nftconsult.com" target="_blank">badru.ntege@nftconsult.com</a>></span>:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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<div>It was clear that the board leadership at the time had created a situation which undermined the CEO at the time with conversations being shared with junior staff</div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Do you have evidence that the ENTIRE BOARD LEADERSHIP shared the conversation with junior staff? If yes, please share with board and GC. If not then you are shooting spray gun.</div><div><br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto">
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On 6 May 2018, at 19:58, Abibu Ntahigiye <<a href="mailto:abibu.ntahigiye@gmail.com" target="_blank">abibu.ntahigiye@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</div>
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</span><div>It’s hard to reconcile this with actions being taken. </div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>I am also sure that many member of this community found some of your actions as board chair hard to reconcile with. Some still find your action in the community not so hard to reconcile with.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>In first case, la community gave you benefit of doubt as elected chair. Please do same for elected board</div><div>In second case, we just scratch our head and order another glass of wine ... :-)</div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div><span class=""><div>
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</span><div>But he was complicit in behavior unbecoming of a board member since it was clear he was part off the conversations. </div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Private conversation between chair, vice and CEO is bad? Do you think CEO and all other staff mentoned was also complicity in the behavior since they was part off the conversation?</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div><div> </div><span class="">
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</span><div>So the entire information shared to all the community was not true. That our female members of staff were confused about the constant unwelcome advances from a former board member ??</div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Do you have evidence to back that up? Especially that it was constant and directed to multiple FEMALE STAFF? Please share with board or GC.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div>
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</span><div>I believe there are more important issues for our organization than ego cleansing. Both former chair and vice were complicit. </div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Gee, why did we even need independent investigation? We can have just listen to you. Your strong leadership and the HUGE community trust in you makes corporate governance mechanicsm like independent investigator and GC irrelevant.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div><span class="">
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</span><div>We are dancing arround the issue again. Are you telling us that we are still not sure ??? </div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div>
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<div>It is a fact that morale is low. </div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>FACT? do we have same understanding of what a fact is? This coming from a "leader" who speaking in name of the community is (to borrow word M. Alston) - - - APPALLING!!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div>
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</span><div>Even non profits have standards to uphold. We cannot continue giving you time when you have not clearly defined what you plan to deliver apart from ensuring the perpetual survival of a non performing board. </div>
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<div>I’m not for full board removal but I’m for the gradual transformation through elections. </div>
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<div>Help us decide that we need no change moving forward or do we gradually add new people that will act on the issues. </div>
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<div>We need positive action. </div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Dear M. Badru .... maybe you mean well. But your way of communicating makes us distrust your INTENTIONS (please don't say it's for our community). </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>It is not too late. A good sign of a great leader is that they swallow their ego several time a day but don't choke on it. Actually, I don't even think it scientifically possible for anyone to choke after swallow their ego.</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>We expect better leadership from you.</div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div><span class="">
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