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Leadership means looking several steps ahead (of the organization's past/present/future) and considering all possibilities and outcomes. At this early stage our leadership team is quite small. As we grow we expect a reasonable layer of middle management (not bloat) to pass along feedback from front-line participants while the formal leadership office concentrates on long term goals, strategic planning, and networking.
Early stage leadership duties:
- Envisioning the tenets and scope of the project
- Planning the best way forward
- Presenting an Inspiring AND USEFUL message that people can rally behind
- Copywriting for communication and inspiration
- Networking with the public and potential allies
Leadership differs from administration that:
Admin wants to make sure the status quo is followed and is working as expected; Leadership wants to find ways to improve the status quo and gain better results than expected. Shorter term goals and tactical planning are more in the wheelhouse of administration while long-term goals and strategic planning are the concern of leadership.
When (and how) is it appropriate to elect party officials?
As the organization has just opened and has less than 1,000 members, our operations are run by a skeleton crew of volunteers whose names are not offered to the public. When the organization reaches a threshold determined by popular vote of the members we will use a democratic process to elect party officials. Our initial idea is single-year terms with a limit of five terms.
COMMENT QUESTION:
What do you expect from the leader of the Post-Capitalism Party?
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