[Sca-cooks] Dealing with ill-equiped Barons

[Elaine Koogler]

We've always held to the idea that, as B&B, we are mostly ceremonial heads
of our group.  We represent the Crown to the populace, and vice versa, but
hold no administrative power at all.  It would be my view, as a cousin to
your Barony, that his job is to encourage and help out where needed.  The
point of whether the event will make money or not is in the hands and is the
responsibility of the Autocrat, not the Baron!  He is merely the host, and
bears no responsibility for monetary or administrative problems.

Kiri
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark S. Harris" <stefan at texas.net>
To: <sca-cooks at ansteorra.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 2:08 AM
Subject: [Sca-cooks] Dealing with ill-equiped Barons


> Gorgeous Muiredach the Odd commented:
> >>On one hand, the Baron tells me the event has
> >>to make money.  On the other hand, he vetos all my
> >>decisions as to how to make the event profitable, so
> >>that the event will be doomed to lose money.
> >
> > Sounds like he just doesnt' have a clue, and he may need to be (rudely
or
> > not) put back in place.  Have you actually put that in his face, phrased
> > that way?  You tell me one thing but when I suggest something, you turn
it
> > down?  Sometimes folks don't realize they do that...
>
>
> How long has this Baron had his position? I think that he may be in
>
> over his head and flailing at whomever comes within reach.
>
> Among other things:
> "The position of Baron/ess is a most unusual leadership position.  We
place a
> person  in an obvious leadership position and yet we do not give them the
> authority to do the job.  The authority rests with the Seneschal, the
legal
> representative of the SCA.  So, the Baron/ess must make his own way, using
his
> own leadership abilities to create an atmosphere where his populace will
be
> willing to follow."
>
>
> This is a quote from this article in the SCA-INC section of the
>
> Florilegium. A well-written article that I think a number of Barons
> and Baronesses would do well to read. Unfortunately in this case,
> under this situation, I doubt you can convince this baron to read
> anything suggested to him.
>
> Baronial-Lead-art (18K)  5/30/97    "Principles of Leadership and a
Baron/ess"
>                                        by Conor mac Cinneide.
> http://www.florilegium.org/files/SCA-INC/Baronial-Lead-art.html
>
>
> Another article which I would recommend to incoming B&Bs would
> be this one, also in the same section:
>
> Guid-f-Barons-art (61K)  1/19/02    "A Guide for Barons and Baronesses" by
by
>                                        Baron Hrolf Herjolffsen OP and
Mistress
>                                        Madelaine de Bourgogne OL, OP.
> http://www.florilegium.org/files/SCA-INC/Guid-f-Barons-art.html
>
> --
> THLord Stefan li Rous    Barony of Bryn Gwlad    Kingdom of Ansteorra
>     Mark S. Harris            Austin, Texas          stefan at texas.net
> **** See Stefan's Florilegium files at:  http://www.florilegium.org ****
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sca-cooks mailing list
> Sca-cooks at ansteorra.org
> http://www.ansteorra.org/mailman/listinfo/sca-cooks
>