[Grim Tuesday]

This is, first and foremost, an issue that needs to be looked at on a team-by-team basis. There is no blanket answer to it; it is based on the character of your team in particular. In my team (and we are a team of 60+), the leadership council (The Board) was abolished a few years ago. What we have now, is an officer system, where the team elects 6 officers: President, Build Team Manager (vice president), Administrator, Treasurer, PR, and Outreach. The President and BTM serve to set a team direction, and organize the team, but try not to make decisions on behalf of the team, unless it is required. For example, all 60 members vote on the strategy and final design of the robot. To counteract ignorance, we try to teach people as much as possible before the season begins. If a quick decision is required (ie, we need to cut weight, and it's the 6th week of build, it is an executive decision).

If a board was instated on team 639, there would probably be rioting, because people value their right to vote so much, and it really ads to the feeling of it being everyones robot. Do you have something similar on your team, or is it more like 1126's, where this has always been the status quo?