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size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> elfsea-bounces@ansteorra.org
[mailto:elfsea-bounces@ansteorra.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Richard
Threlkeld<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, July 23, 2003 9:25 AM<BR><B>To:</B>
'Candace Baker'; Elfsea; loch-ruadh@ansteorra.org;
dragonsfire-torl@ansteorra.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Elfsea] My "ideal" Baron
& Baroness of Elfsea are:<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=403301214-23072003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I am
strongly in favor of mentoring and have done it myself for several years. As to
your second point, I would strongly encourage each officer to get an interested
deputy *and use them*. Many of the officers in the past have named someone their
deputy then basically ignored them. Use them. Train them. Have them do the job
sometimes when you are there so you can mentor them. This has been my habit and
it means (1) mundanity can strike without hurting the office, (2) we get a
broader base of people who know how to do many things, (3) we have a trained
person who will probably bid for the office when it becomes open, and (4) the
deputy gets the satisfaction of doing useful work for their Barony.
Additionally, each officer should involve the populace to spread the work and
make others feel a part of the "action".</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=403301214-23072003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>In
service,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=403301214-23072003><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Caelin
on Andrede</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Candace Baker
[mailto:candybaker99@yahoo.com] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, July 23, 2003 7:30
AM<BR><B>To:</B> rjt@acm.org; Barony of Elfsea<BR><B>Subject:</B> Re: [Elfsea]
My "ideal" Baron & Baroness of Elfsea are:<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
<DIV>I would like to commend Caelin on asking his question. If more
people asked similar questions, Elfsea would not be in its
current situation. I was once told that all great leaders will ask
questions, They will consult with their officers, past leaders and their
populace. Sometimes it is easy to think that everyone should know the
answer to such simple questions, but everyone has a somewhat different
answer and it is this sharing of ideas that promotes unity
and cooperation. I have watched many Barons and Baronesses and
crowns and I think that the things that Dana listed are all very important and
very true. However, I would like to add that I would like the new B
& B to take two things into consideration. 1. Starting to revive the
old practice of mentoring within the group, taking someone under a wing and
helping them grow to be a vital part of the SCA. I am not saying they
should do it all, but the populace will follow their example. To this
day Simon and Tessa hold a special place in my heart as they showed me the
ropes. 2. Encourage the officers of this barony to recruit from
and listen to their populace. Being a good administrator means you
utilize your resources. There appears to be a long time trend that needs
to be broken of officers thinking they have to do everything and excluding the
populace, then they complain about not getting any help. This is not a
slight against the current officers, this has been a long time problem and one
of the reasons a lot of old timers don't play locally anymore. There are
many wonderful talented people in this Barony who would love to help with
various projects if they are just given the chance. So I say to whomever
the B & B are, get to know <STRONG>ALL</STRONG> of your populace and
utilize them. I know this was long, but I needed to get it off my
chest.</DIV>
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<DIV>Lady Elysandre Gernier<BR><BR></DIV>
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