[Oe List ...] getting real

[John Epps]

Thanks, David, for your clarification, and especially for the tone of 
collegiality in which it was framed. We are "all in this together" in some 
sense, though the form right now is quite elusive.

John

At 08:33 PM 1/23/2007 -0700, you wrote:
>On 1/24/07 11:09 AM, "John Epps"  wrote:
>
> > In terms of "getting real," I have to take exception to David's statement
> > about "the conspicuous absence of illuminating communication from ICA's 
> board
> > of directors." David and I were present on 14 December at a meeting of the
> > Denver ICA team (which, incidentally, remains strong and committed) in 
> which
> > Don Elliott of the Board presented the situation and answered questions 
> from
> > the group for 2.5 hours. It was an occasion of considerable illumination.
>
>I did not find the session with Don Elliott to be particularly illuminating,
>but it was of inestimable value as a simple demonstration of collegiality
>and inclusion. I am unaware of any other board members who took the time to
>sit with colleagues as Don did. For his willingness to be vulnerable and
>forthcoming I am grateful.
>
>I would be more than interested to hear from board members about their
>experiences communicating with former staff or dispersed colleagues. It
>would be reassuring to know that board members are talking with others.
>
>It's important to reiterate that I am neither blaming the board nor offering
>them up as a scapegoat. Many of us share responsibility for the situation we
>find ourselves in. The question is how do we relate to one another now that
>we've got this bed to lie in together.
>
>The board does not need to defend itself; the board needs to open itself.
>
>My message is that we need to engage one another with emotional honesty,
>organizational transparency and broad inclusion. That would be illuminating,
>and, to the best of my knowledge, that is what has been conspicuously
>absent.
>
>David
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