July 7th 2009
Apologies a month has passed! Lots happening with the building progressing, building at the Game Fair ready for ‘Exploring the Rural Future’ and, not least, the amazing result at the Green Apple Awards. We knew that we had won a Green Apple but no idea if it was a bronze, silver or gold so to win a gold, the Green Champion and the Champion of Champion came as quite a suprise.
Also disaster, for me at least, my laptop software ‘died’ and being the non-techy that I am only a limited amount of back up had taken place so I lost a huge amount including all my email history. Due to how I work with multiple roles rather than a job this is vital. Anyone expecting an email from me please contact me again as I have probably forgotten and have no record – apologies.
Referring to Trust – I suggest the most important ‘risk’ is to actually trust people. Hill Holt acts in an ‘open and transparent way with justice to achieve trust’. Genuine partnerships are not common as individuals and organisations defend their corner and are always looking to gain an edge. The cult of the individual combined with greed has gone too far. I do see the importance of key individuals, leaders, and the incredible impact of a good one, but I do not see that that necessitates a reward structure that takes them to stellar salaries and benefits afterall they are probably doing exactley what they want to do. This is as opposed to the sewar worker who spends days underground removing other peoples waste from our Victorian sewars. Hardly a job that many could be passionate but one that deserves just reward. How do you balance the ‘worth’ of the CEO who is excited to go to work, enjoying every minute, with that rather unpleasant task.
The balance, in my opinion, has swung far to far towards the CEO and we have to adjust an aberration of the last few decades. I get a sense of Rome at the moment, decadence before decline. The danger is the decline may be catastophic not only for the human race but also the planet. This is a doom laden scenario but perhaps there is also hope, a light of reason that must not be stifled. I have seen the Government and the Opposition (or at least key players) bow to the market and back off their support of social enterprise setting boundaries to just how far social enterprise can extend into the wider market. We need an alliance of SE’s and consumers to take control themselves to really make a difference.
More soon.