Chad: Now that is an endorsement when a teenager thinks their Mom is cool!

Bette: As you can see our board here is very supportive or our new plans and initiatives. They each signed a confidentially agreement along with each of these staff members. That’s why that packet Mandy left here for you this morning was a bit thick.

Chad: Here I was thinking the lawyers had just gotten a hold of the agreements.

Jim: Oh they did that too.

The group laughs at Jim’s barb at the attorney’s.

Chad: Bette, I’d like to suggest changing the agenda for this afternoon just a bit.

Bette: What do you have in mind?

Chad: I trust Theo to handle the back of the house tour with Mark, Arthur and Charles and even Hector. If Amanda and Tori are available I’d love for them to stay her with Teresa and begin to dig into some Marketing details. I’d like to meet with you on some more strategic issues. Jim and Katherine are welcome to join us for that, though I realize you were only scheduled for lunch.

Bette: We can accommodate those changes Chad. You and I can just move to my office and we’ll leave the marketing group here. Charles you can start your tour anytime. Just bring Theo back here and let Mandy know that you are finished and we’ll come back to join the group.

Jim: Thank you for including Katherine and I, but where going to let you and Bette hammer out those big plans. Bette has our full support and as you can see isn’t shy about putting us board members to work when needed.

Chad: Well it seems the Whitney is in great hands with Bette, thank you for joining us for lunch your perspectives and sense of history really helped us become more familiar with the museum.

The groups split up and Chad and Bette settle into her office.

Chad: Bette, today has been beyond our expectations. Your staff is amazingly professional and obviously committed to not just the museum as they’ve all been here longer than you, but to you as a leader. That isn’t an easy task, especially in key positions like Hector’s, Amanda’s and Tori’s. Often leaders like to put their own people in place or the incumbents are so entrenched change is too difficult for them.