A solid after action review and shared lessons learned are always a valuable pursuit.
Beating a dead horse ain’t.
As with many volunteer stewardship/governance situations, the HMFIC often forgets the organization’s purpose and gets caught up in “self” (ego) issues. At that point, the organization and its purpose takes a back seat to the HMFIC. Too often, the “iron fist” works initially but fails the test of time simply because of ego and control issues.
Personalities are key in any organization. Building a sound culture on a broad values based approach is also important. When the leader figures they are the smartest, best looking person in every room they’re in, then the writing is on the wall. Downhill from there.
I’m not saying that happened here. Maybe. Maybe not.
I will say that Second Amendment supporters are a passionate lot with many shared values. Leadership skills are often in shorter supply than I would hope for.
Formal or informal support groups often get so caught up in the cause that they forget two key things: the way they come across to internal elements (members) and why they got their start in the first place.
Zealots and control freaks will sooner or later fail. Then, even their “good work” fails or is put at risk with them.
Nobody (any one person) can become more important than the cause or the group. Or not.
YMMV
Beating a dead horse ain’t.
As with many volunteer stewardship/governance situations, the HMFIC often forgets the organization’s purpose and gets caught up in “self” (ego) issues. At that point, the organization and its purpose takes a back seat to the HMFIC. Too often, the “iron fist” works initially but fails the test of time simply because of ego and control issues.
Personalities are key in any organization. Building a sound culture on a broad values based approach is also important. When the leader figures they are the smartest, best looking person in every room they’re in, then the writing is on the wall. Downhill from there.
I’m not saying that happened here. Maybe. Maybe not.
I will say that Second Amendment supporters are a passionate lot with many shared values. Leadership skills are often in shorter supply than I would hope for.
Formal or informal support groups often get so caught up in the cause that they forget two key things: the way they come across to internal elements (members) and why they got their start in the first place.
Zealots and control freaks will sooner or later fail. Then, even their “good work” fails or is put at risk with them.
Nobody (any one person) can become more important than the cause or the group. Or not.
YMMV