SPAM-LOW: Being a News desk control freak, or not?

[Harrison Owen]

Matilda -- How did I miss Matilda? My most favorite aerialist! When you sign
on for a "techie" job, I guess there are expectations. And -- when
everything falls apart -- self-organization will instantly follow. Or not.
You have two ways to go here. Take it all on your shoulders -- it may well
kill you -- OR let it all go and invite the folks to figure a way to capture
their wisdom. After all it is THEIR wisdom! And presumably they care about
it! I've opted for the latter in most circumstances. At one gathering with
"big computer" folks who should have had had it all together. They didn't.
The looked at me. I said -- It is your passion / your responsibility -- what
are you going to do? They figured it out. 

They felt massively better (they had redeemed themselves!). I felt better
because I didn't have a clue what to do.

Harrison 

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From: OSLIST [mailto:OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU] On Behalf Of Lucy
Garrick - NorthShore Group
Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 6:05 PM
To: OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
Subject: Re: SPAM-LOW: Being a News desk control freak, or not?

Matilda,

Here's my perspective:

Do what feel right for you to support but not "care-take."  People are  
capable of much more than we imagine.  If you're not sure, ask or if  
you can't ask, sit with it and the  wisdom will come.


Lucy

On Jun 24, 2009, at 7:23 AM, Matilda Leyser wrote:

> Okay, so I totally understand how, in the role of the 'opener of the  
> space' once you've done, you are about as useful as a can-opener to  
> an already opened tin and your job then is to move yourself out the  
> way and discreetly, invisibly hold 'openess'.
>
> BUT I had the experience recently (when supporting Phelim to run the  
> OS on Broadway) of having the 'news desk' co-ordinating role and I  
> found myself feeling AS IF (i.e. up for being challenged) I couldn't  
> melt into invisibility but had to organize, allbeit very gently,  
> everyone the whole day, in order to get the reports out and on the  
> 'Breaking News' wall. I was not able to trust to the fundamental  
> principles of self organization and I did not enjoy this in myself.  
> Could I have walked away and it would have all been just fine? What  
> are others experiences in this area?
>
> Harrison's reply I am assuming will be: "Leave them to it- they've  
> been at it for several billion years- go and get a martini!" But I  
> am looking forward to it anyway.....and others......
>
> Love
>
> Matilda x
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
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