Has anyone dealt with this kind of dynamic before?
The person who had my role about 15-20 years ago is now on our nonprofit’s board. She’s very sweet, but she often directs me as though she’s supervising me (emails like “please do this” or assigning tasks). She’s also elderly, and I sometimes feel there’s a disconnect between how the role operated years ago and current practices. At times, I worry she is not all there (she forgets information very easily and makes a lot of mistakes).
The challenge is that she’s very well loved by the board, and our ED is also closely connected to board members (former board member herself) so I don’t feel comfortable escalating it formally. I’m trying to figure out how to set healthy boundaries while still being respectful and maintaining a good relationship.
Has anyone navigated a situation like this?