The executive board which is where the deal may or may not be at is akin to the exec board at my organisation which always sends shivers down my spine.
Basically I’ve done work on a project, done all the research, written up recommendations, prepared a good PowerPoint etc etc. However for my recommendation to be enacted it has to go through the executive board at which one or more of the following will happen.
Board meeting gets cancelled at short notice as key member can no longer attend
Get bumped off board meeting agenda
Board does not complete agenda
Someone on the board with less knowledge than yourself about a topic decides to be contrary and talks the rest of the board into either rejecting recommendation or commissioning further research
Board notes and sign offs take ages to be prepared
Board member changes mind or disagrees with the minutes