Co-op Boards are a tricky group. Not only do you need to make decisions as a board member but then you truly need to live out the consequences of these decisions in your own home. Pick the wrong new owner, agree to let the doorman go, replace the outdated chandelier and you may have just started a new version of the War of the Roses.

Interesting article in the NY Times about when it all goes wrong? http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/02/realestate/02cov.html

Is there a better way? How do you avoid decision-making that becomes so personal?