[Organizers] [Fwd: Re: [Callers] dance in transition]

-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [Callers] dance in transition Date: Thu, 6 Mar 2008 06:58:59 -0500 From: Lisa Sieverts <lisa(a)lisasieverts.com> Reply-To: Caller's discussion list <callers(a)sharedweight.net> To: Caller's discussion list <callers(a)sharedweight.net> References: <01MS2HRWJL9U8X4W8P(a)SSRL.SLAC.STANFORD.EDU> <47CF4C13.60304(a)oberlin.edu> And I'll just add one short story: I founded and ran the dance in Boise Idaho for about 8 years. We had a committee, but I took care of most of the details. When I was getting ready to leave and move east, I was worried about what would happen. Not only did the committee step up to the plate, but they got many more people involved, with the result that the dance is FAR STRONGER now than when I was running it single-handedly. Sometimes the best thing is for the obsessive-compulsive founder to stop. The reality is that she doesn't need to do everything, and the dance is much better off if a bunch of people share the work. Or, as Alan says, let it die. (great post, Alan) Lisa _______________________________________________ Callers mailing list Callers(a)sharedweight.net http://www.sharedweight.net/mailman/listinfo/callers