[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Club business
- From: "Tom Elkins" <firethorntemplete@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <irrenhaus4@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:49:00 -0700
I've had nothing but bad experiences, and I'm suspicious of everyone,
especially myself. Both recent and long-term history suggest that Board members
DON'T always have "the good of the club at heart", or at the very least, their
vision of what constitutes that good is at odds with that of the membership.
Are people being ''suspicious" when they want to observe the behavior and
decisions of their elected representatives and the processes of the BOD? I'd
say they're being active, involved club members. Again, it's called open
democracy. Board members are elected, they're not enthroned.They should SEEK
input and observation. I have tremendous respect for good Board members and
gratitude for all that they do. I also think that the good ones would be more
than happy to openly conduct business on camera. Why wouldn't they?
tom elkins
----- Original Message -----
From: Doris E
To: Tom Elkins
Cc: VPREZHMF@xxxxxxx ; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, October 30, 2009 4:06 PM
Subject: Re: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Club business
Tom Elkins wrote:
I couldn't disagree more. You've both summarized the secretive,
close-doored mindset that inevitably gets organizations into trouble. In the
past some GSDA Board members imagined that they had become some higher form of
life once they were elected, and that they weren't representing anything or
anyone beyond their own personal agendas.I agree that we don't need to be
looking over their shoulders. Far better that we be sitting next to them and
watching every move that they make. They're supposed to REPRESENT the
membership, not dictate to them like latter day Royal Lords and Ladies.Live
streaming of the meetings is a GREAT idea. A Board meeting ISN'T "like any
other business meeting". I agree that people "act differently when they know a
camera is trained on them". Indeed. They tend to be less likely to get involved
in shadey shenanigans when they know they're being watched. They also tend to
be more responsive to the people who put them there by voting for them when
they know that their words and actions are available for all to see. It's
called open democracy.It's a very good thing. It's time to let the sunshine in.
tom elkins
Then why is a Board of Directors necessary? I have never felt dictated
to, and have always been able to have any questions answered in a timely way.
Why are you so suspicious of a group of people who has the good of the club at
heart?? I guess you have had some bad experiences?? Doris E, who prefers to
trust people to do their job.
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