[LakelandARC] Re: LP EOC Net

[Phil Dentler]

Good evening all.....As past President and other titles,this subject has come up time and again. There is no fault to be layed at any given person. The 80/20 rule was born 2 days after dirt was made. At times when this frustration arises, and we chime in, it recharges us to step up and make some time to help.All is good...I personally had this problem in my term as President. We got back on line and things were smooth for quite some time. Elders as CRI  in the club has said it best. I wish I could give more time back to the club but work has me tied. Making money ,at times, is no fun. Thank you George for your words, and thank you CRI for your wisdom...all is good.The club will make the effort and we will move forward. Remember....We ARE the biggest and oldest club of Polk county.....We did it by these exchanges and openess. Comments are welcomed...K4BHE Phil
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: charles33813 
  To: LakelandARC at yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 9:01 PM
  Subject: [LakelandARC] Re: LP EOC Net


    
  Facts to be recognized: 

  1. We have a great bunch of members in the Lakeland Club. 

  2. The club has been quite successful in several endeavors. Field Day 2011, 
  for example. 

  3. In numerous instances our club has dwelled in the 80/20 syndrome that is so common throughout all of mankind's activities. That is, 80% of the work is done by 20% of the people. True in most service clubs, churches, you name it. 

  4. Some clubs attain success because more that 20% participate. 

  5. More than 20% participate when they are asked individually to perform a function. I do not remember saying ever "no" to Ernie, Patrick, Dan, Fred, or any other individual in the club when asked to perform a specific function. 

  6. If you want the club to struggle in a mediocre fashion, ask for volunteers and get the proverbial 20%. If you want the club to excel, assign projects to individuals and let the assigned individuals select the workers. Will careful guidance at least 75% will become participants and no one individual will be overloaded. Again, the last field day was assigned to Fred. Fred lined up his 
  worker ants, oversaw the project and the field day ran smoothly and 
  successfully. 

  7. Now of the zinger. How many times have you not volunteered for projects when a general request was made? If all the members who yell "Unfair" has volunteered for each and every project there would never be a shortage. Also they would be labeled "trying to run the club", despised, very tired and would soon in time burn out and leave the club. 

  8. You will not again see this message nor hear anymore on the subject from me. And if general calls for volunteers continue to be made, I will continue to side with the majority, you know, the 80%. 

  Yours for the biggest, best, most enjoyable ham club in West Central Florida, 

  Charley, KI4CRI 



  
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