If I'm hungry I pass out BioZone bars. Every now and again I'll whip out my Newton to make notes. In the best case scenario I flip my nuts for the pitch and become completely obsessed with buying it. This just happened. Ground Rules Hannaford has a split management.
Management is supposed to do and the board is supposed to advise.
Everyone does their homework beforehand, and the chairman runs the meetings. Any gung-ho director who starts saying how he would run the company is severely out of line. Directors sit closest to the CEO and chairman. Talking Stick Protocols are important because you have very busy people who need to get in and out of a place very quickly - we raise our hands and wait to be recognized. Yet it's a very feisty board and we don't feel constrained.