--- "Chris, UK" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > if one is to continue to be a community leader, then > one must be willing to make decisions, take responsibility, and lead. ... you either have the trust of your community or you don't. > > One has to wonder as to the unique factors of third world > tango that give rise to such a bizarre phenomenon. In the first and second tango worlds, I'm sure I've never met or even heard of anyone adopting a title such as "community leader".
Actually, Chris, there are quite a number of nonprofits with elected officials (presidents, vice-presidents, secretaries, treasurers) who are all community leaders. Their memberships have elected them to handle the affairs of the club. These are the "go to" people. People can, knowingly or not, take cues from these leaders. But there are other community leaders, as well. Teachers and organizers who work independently. There are often issues that these folks, along with elected officials, handle behind the scenes. Some work their magic quietly, some are much more public. But they are leaders, just the same. I wouldn't be surprised if you weren't included in these discussions and, therefore, unaware of what these folks do. > > For managing crises, the textbook case is the Tylenol > scare. > > For further discussion of how a case of the deaths of > pain-killer users through cyanide poisoning of their medicines inspires the practices of tango "community leaders", would someone please start a separate mailing > list? The point of the article, since you seemed to miss it, is to be proactive in dealing with problems. And, well, having a local tango teacher on trial for sexually predatory behavior is an issue. But there are other problems that can arise, as well, such as a loss of the main teacher in a community with no replacement in sight. In a small tango community that can be seen as a crisis. How one handles it can either cause a panic or help create opportunities. And, Chris, if you're not interested in the issues of community leadership, then you're free to use your delete key. I, for one, have learned alot from other community leaders who shared their experiences with me so that I can help my community grow. Trini de Pittsburgh PATangoS - Pittsburgh Argentine Tango Society Our Mission: To make Argentine Tango Pittsburghs most popular social dance! http://patangos.home.comcast.net/ ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ _______________________________________________ Tango-L mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/tango-l
