[Foundation-l] Would you consider being on the Board?
sannse
sannse at tiscali.co.uk
Sun Jun 11 10:22:17 UTC 2006
Nathan Carter wrote:
>
> Kim Bruning wrote:
>
>> Some aspects that might be good
>> * Typically "older" users who have a lot of experience
>> * People who are mild, and unlikely to enter conflict
>> * People who have also had some amount of real life experience.
>>
> I agree with these guidelines except for the second. There is no use
> having someone who is just going to follow the group dynamic and agree
> on everything just because they are afraid of being confrontational. In
> most organisations the real changes come from conflict. Conflict when
> constructive and directed properly is useful and should not be something
> we shy away from.
> Cheers,
> Nathan.
There is a big difference between being assertive and active, and being
confrontational and aggressive.
--sannse
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