[SCA-AE] (no subject)

[Chakalis, Joseph]

We had excellent process documentation created by a woman who occupied  
the position for 20 years. When she finally retired the first thing  
her replacement did was throw the documentation out.

Nice to be prepared, but people coming into a job tend to change the  
position--put their own stamp on it. Unless it is something you aren't  
coming back from (don't ever push the big red button or the reactor  
will explode) people and organizations adapt and survive.

Saleem

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On Feb 24, 2010, at 10:04 PM, "Euriol of Lothian" <euriol at yahoo.com>  
wrote:

> And I was just having a conversation earlier with a co-worker how I  
> have to write documentation as if I "got hit by the bus".
>
> This is something we should concern ourselves with many levels in  
> our organization, be it corporate, kingdom or local.
>
> Euriol
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Diana Slivinska <slavicdiva at pobox.com>
> To: discussion at aethelmearc.org
> Sent: Wed, February 24, 2010 9:59:16 PM
> Subject: Re: [SCA-AE] (no subject)
>
> Greetings, all!
>
> Here, I agree with Margaret.  No group should depend too heavily on
> any one individual.  When the same people do the same jobs for too
> long, two trains of thought tend to develop:
>
> 1.  I don't ever have to think about learning (Job X), because
> (Person Y) will always do it; or
> 2.  I might as well not even think about learning (Job X) because
> (Person Y) will never give it up.
>
> I believe both trains of thought to be very destructive, both to
> groups and the individuals doing the job.
>
> Not that I am wishing harm to any, but life changes can (and do)
> happen to all of us, sometimes when we least expect or want them.
> Better to be prepared than panicked!
>
> My 2 cents,
>
> --Giulietta
>
>>
>>
>> --On Wednesday, February 24, 2010 9:05 PM -0500 Jenn Bastian
>> <jbastian at stny.rr.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I am sorry that you feel undervalued.  You do not, however, know the
>>> complete scope of Renee's position.  I do not know everything she
>>> does. I
>>> do  know that she was invaluable to me as Kingdom Seneschale, as I  
>>> am
>>> sure she  is to the Society Seneschale and Board of Directors.  I am
>>> getting extremely  tired of emails & posts in various locations
>>> besmirching her and her work.  Do you like the fact that you can  
>>> sign
>>> your waiver online? Do you think it  is important for the BOD to  
>>> have
>>> meetings that are open to the public and  available to the
>>> populace by
>>> rotating through the Kingdoms?  I know that she  contributes in
>>> both of
>>> these issues - which if not important to you are  certainly
>>> important to
>>> me.
>>
>>
>> I have nothing buy respect for Renee and the work she does -- I
>> think she
>> earns every penny of her salary.
>>
>> However, I think any organization that relies as heavily as the SCA
>> appears
>> to on one specific individual (rather than on whoever happens to be
>> doing a
>> particular job at a particular time) is in deep trouble -- what
>> happens
>> when Rene retires, or has to give up the position?  Are we planning
>> adequately for this -- is what she does documented -- does she have a
>> drop-dead, or is she training someone to act in her stead if, for
>> example,
>> she receives an all-expense paid grant to study for 2 years in the
>> place/topic of her dreams? (I honestly don't know -- but somehow,
>> given the
>> continued reliance on one person in one position, I doubt it).
>>
>> toodles, margaret
>>
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