Bill Graziano recently posted his thoughts on some proposed PASS bylaw changes. I’m not going to recap his thoughts here, he does a fine job of that on his own. I will, however, offer a few of my own.
I have served on the board for two full years. In that time I have witnessed what can only be described as a Kobayashi Maru test. In effect, it feels as if we are always in a no-win situation with regards to just about every action we take. No matter what we do, or don’t do, we face criticism. Some of it is warranted, I won’t argue that. But some of it is not warranted. Over time I have learned to tell the difference between someone voicing a concern versus someone with an axe to grind.
These bylaw changes are but one small way for us to show that we are listening. Change may not happen as quickly as some would like, but I don’t think people understand that the board is not equipped to move very quickly. We are a very disconnected group of individuals that are lucky to meet in person three times a year. But when we do we make very effort to make every minute count. And even if we met more frequently, I don’t think it would be in anyone’s best interest to have knee jerk reactions, we would want to make changes slowly over time anyway.
Take a look at the proposed changes and provide us some feedback on where we are headed, good or bad. We need the feedback otherwise we are flying blind. And if you want to pull me aside at the MVP Summit next week to discuss something in more detail, that’s fine, I look forward to having a discussion with anyone that wants to have one.
