David
> If you want good leadership in a democratic organisation, or country for
> that matter, it is the responsibility of the membership or citizens to use
> their rights to ensure that A) You have good leaders and B) The leaders
> carry out the masses wishes.
>
If only this was possible.
In my experience, Positions of power are sought by people in need of power
and in their need they are there to pursue their personal goals.
We have one (too) long serving council member who -after being reelected at
the last AGM- stated 'anything he does not want to happen in the association
will not happen'. Too bad he did not say it before the election.
This same member has been formally asked to resign by fellow council
members, however due to a strickly controlled NZBDA media none of the
general membership have heard anything abpout the debilitating effect he has
had for many years.
We need a free and open media to have a half decent form of democracy.
A leadership which enpowers its membership will be supported by the
membership.
No membership support means they - as a whole- did not support your policies
and actions.
Glen A
