Hi all, re the thread on committees. They fulfill a purpose I am one of those that end up on committees. If you take part in something that needs organising then someone has to think ahead and plan so that you get what you want.
I want the things I like doing to happen, and so you need a say in this. A committee member should always represent members interests and I have no time for the cliques that sometimes form.
Because of my own position in a club (Secretary), I was approached by a group in another club and they represented 40 odd disaffected members who wanted to up and leave and start again elsewhere. They were unhappy with their own committee who treated them with disdain! One afternoon I overheard 2 of their committee talking and was genuinely shocked with the attitude they had to the members.
Apart from that I said I would consider their situation and think of the plight they saw themselves in and respond a week later.
I spoke to the group again and said you have to accept that it is your fault that you have such an awful committee. As good men, you did nothing and were taken advantage of.
Get together sort out who is willing to stand for various positions on the committee and at the up coming AGM use your block vote to elect them.
A few months later they did this and it is now a happy club which I also belong to now!
So if there are just a few of you why have a committee? but when there is administration to do not everyone finds this easy. For me I have experience in admin and management and hands on technology, not to any real depth but enough to see gentle ways of doing and achieving.
So do not knock committees, as in life they can be mixed in their abilities and effectiveness.
If you do have a vote use it and weed out the self important guys who love the power.
I agree with Admiral Doug! Power to the people! But use it wisely.
Roy
I want the things I like doing to happen, and so you need a say in this. A committee member should always represent members interests and I have no time for the cliques that sometimes form.
Because of my own position in a club (Secretary), I was approached by a group in another club and they represented 40 odd disaffected members who wanted to up and leave and start again elsewhere. They were unhappy with their own committee who treated them with disdain! One afternoon I overheard 2 of their committee talking and was genuinely shocked with the attitude they had to the members.
Apart from that I said I would consider their situation and think of the plight they saw themselves in and respond a week later.
I spoke to the group again and said you have to accept that it is your fault that you have such an awful committee. As good men, you did nothing and were taken advantage of.
Get together sort out who is willing to stand for various positions on the committee and at the up coming AGM use your block vote to elect them.
A few months later they did this and it is now a happy club which I also belong to now!
So if there are just a few of you why have a committee? but when there is administration to do not everyone finds this easy. For me I have experience in admin and management and hands on technology, not to any real depth but enough to see gentle ways of doing and achieving.
So do not knock committees, as in life they can be mixed in their abilities and effectiveness.
If you do have a vote use it and weed out the self important guys who love the power.
I agree with Admiral Doug! Power to the people! But use it wisely.
Roy
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