--- markmeredith2002 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > What's strange to me is the lack of young > people in positions of > > > > influence (in the TMO). Why is that? > > > > > > I can only talk from my own experience. The > Leaders in the TMO is > > so > > > afraid of losing their position. They do not > allow young people > > with > > > fresh Ideas to come in position. Some years ago > a group of very > > > Devoted TM-Teachers highly respected in the > Society, tried to > > > rebuild the TMO to an effective organisation > with a good > > > administration. We did not come through with the > National leader > > and > > > the International TMO. We were treated like we > were 6 years old and > > > Mental Retarded and some Criminals. > > > In some way, I can understand it. The Leaders > have been in the TMO > > > for decades - . They are not able to survive > outside the TMO. So > > > they are clinging to their positions whatever it > may cost. > > > > Anybody know of any organizations that have been > around > > as many years as the TMO in which the long-time > leaders > > do *not* cling to their positions? > > Leaders always attempt to cling to their positions, > but if you look at > the CEOs of the S&P500 you'll find that very few > were around 10 yrs > ago, esp in orgs that have experienced problems > during that time. > Today smart orgs have a very fluid management team. > > Of course this is not a very applicable comparison - > the TMO being > more akin to a privately held family business than a > public > corporation. But even family businesses will > eventually bring in more > effective outside management if it's felt that the > next generation is > too stupid to keep the business successful. > > BTW, the TMO ran pretty well in the 70s when there > were older, real > world experienced people in the upper echelons but > tons of smart > creative young people running the local and regional > organizations. > > I wouldn't expect to find a lot of young people in > high-level > positions in the tmo or any org, but the total lack > of them at lower > level tmo positions is kind of striking. Other > spiritual groups seem > to have a lot more youthful juice flowing in them. The TMO has played itself out. With MMY's death it will go "poof" as everyone grabs for the money. MUM will disappear as nobody will pay the mortgage and the banks will foreclose. It'll be a very interesting time! > > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > --------------------~--> > Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and > poor with hope and healing > http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM > --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> > > > To subscribe, send a message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Or go to: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ > and click 'Join This Group!' > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > __________________________________ Yahoo! for Good - Make a difference this year. http://brand.yahoo.com/cybergivingweek2005/ ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
