vferrera Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 (edited) It's fun to imagine that we can solve problems by talking about them on the internet. The reality is that if you are not in close touch with the organization, it's useless to speculate on what the fix might be in any particular case. Here's an example: a few years ago a certain alumni group was calling for the head of a certain program coordinator. They got it. That person is now coordinating the program for another corps. Is he bringing them down? Nope. In fact, they are a lock for a medal this year and the odds-on favorite for gold. Obvious-but-truism: You really just can't analyze the dynamics of human relationships from a distance. Edited July 16, 2018 by vferrera grammar 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kkrepps Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 1 minute ago, vferrera said: It's fun to imagine that we can solve problems by talking about them on the internet. You never know, maybe it'll only take a few more pages of this thread to get Madison into finals. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUARDLING Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 11 minutes ago, vferrera said: It's fun to imagine that we can solve problems by talking about them on the internet. The reality is that if you are not in close touch with the organization, it's useless to speculate on what the fix might be in any particular case. Here's an example: a few years ago a certain alumni group was calling for the head of a certain program coordinator. They got it. That person is now coordinating the program for another corps. Is he bringing them down? Nope. In fact, they are a lock for a medal this year and the odds-on favorite for gold. Obvious-but-truism: You really just can't analyze the dynamics of human relationships from a distance. YES...very and all true...issues go far beyond what the general public realizes and often not the obvious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeRapp Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 So many people think raising funds is as easy as making it “a priority.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUARDLING Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 1 minute ago, MikeRapp said: So many people think raising funds is as easy as making it “a priority.” it's not easy at all...it's actually the hardest( but necessary ) thing to do next to picking the right people to move forward Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Ream Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 3 hours ago, rpbobcat said: The Scouts are in a different position then The Cadets. It seems to me that,if the Inquirer story doesn't break and mushroom,GH would,despite all the gnashing of teeth , still be running YEA along with his BoD. I also don't know if there were any serious contingency plans in the event of a GH/BoD departure,until the Inquirer story came out. Based on this,I don't know how the Alumni or any other group could orchestrate a coup of the current leadership. There were many plans to take over for years. The sad part was to make it happen, something major had to happen.... and not in a good way. It’s how the corps stabilized as fast as it did Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HockeyDad Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 3 hours ago, kdaddy said: You are something else. No really. It would be pretty smart to have an idea of what's next before making moves. Nothing official, but putting some feelers out to others makes tremendous sense. It happens in, for example, college athletics all the time. Furthermore, if there's a desired design direction (perhaps even a specific designer in mind), it would make sense to try to hire leadership that can make that happen. There's nothing wrong with thinking about that now rather than waiting around until making a change. And you think I advocate not doing that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mega Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 30 minutes ago, MikeRapp said: So many people think raising funds is as easy as making it “a priority.” Raising money is so hard to do! People are kind of delusional. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GUARDLING Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 1 minute ago, Mega said: Raising money is so hard to do! People are kind of delusional. a necessary evil.....but you are right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREENBLUE Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 (edited) 48 minutes ago, vferrera said: It's fun to imagine that we can solve problems by talking about them on the internet. The reality is that if you are not in close touch with the organization, it's useless to speculate on what the fix might be in any particular case. Here's an example: a few years ago a certain alumni group was calling for the head of a certain program coordinator. They got it. That person is now coordinating the program for another corps. Is he bringing them down? Nope. In fact, they are a lock for a medal this year and the odds-on favorite for gold. Obvious-but-truism: You really just can't analyze the dynamics of human relationships from a distance. The recent success of SCV is more attributed to an amazing staff, but primarily Michael Gaines who gave them that boost they needed. I wouldn’t give Koter the credit, sorry. Please don’t forget that Scott was coordinator for the Cavaliers 2012-2015, without Gaines, and look what that brought them (their lowest consecutive placements since the 80’s). Personally im glad the Cavaliers had the huevos to make the move to replace him. Edited July 16, 2018 by GREENBLUE 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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