Drake Huggins
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- May 2, 2018
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i think it's time we held our board and admisistrators to a higher standard. We elect them, have them appointed and gaze, starry eyed at their amazing CVs, career achievements and self promotion. As I found out to my chagrin, when researching how the genders lie in CVs, I concluded that everyone lies in these documents. Interestingly, men lied more than women and there was a difference in lying styles. Men exaggerated their achievements and took credit for things they had nothing to do with. Women were more collegiate, gave credit to others, but stil piggybacked in on things they had no influence on. I made a business, as an ex detective, in rooting out the lies in CV's. There was no shortage of business.
I digress. Now to our Board. I propose a new system of accountability. How about we test our board members. They should be familiar with the scientific method, so they can distinguish between noise, shouting and hysteria. They should also do basic accounting and stats, so they can tell us what the numbers mean and if we're all being done over.
Next, they should supply a vision for the future, not some vague ideas they had on the piss one night with friends, but a proper, stepped out Document with measurable outcomes. As in, my mission is to I increase membership by 20 % over the next three years. When they fail to meet their targets, they are automatically dismissed, and replaced.
You see, the boards of football clubs are a reflection of our so called "democracy". Does Canberra of late look different to our football club? Where self interest (Hello Matt Finnis), ambition, backstabbing and organisational climbing are the priorities, not the health of our football club. How many of you can name our board members off the top of your heads? How many can reel off their achievements? How many of us can say what their aims, expertise and goals are. None, I'd suggest. In some way we are all shareholders, so why do we demand so little of them? Once a year they front us, if we're lucky, and we get a chance to ask them.
If a private company was run like the saints it would've ceased to exist long ago.
For too long, football politics have reflected government. Egos, self interest, big noting and the relentless and ruthless pursuit of power, not for the benefit of the club and members, but those of the protagonists in a vain attempt to boost their own stocks. We just happen to be really bad at this process. I'm sure Hawthorn, the swines, Geelong et al. have similar campaigners to us, but they obviously have more who know what to do. Put them to the test from now on. It's the future. You know it makes sense.
I digress. Now to our Board. I propose a new system of accountability. How about we test our board members. They should be familiar with the scientific method, so they can distinguish between noise, shouting and hysteria. They should also do basic accounting and stats, so they can tell us what the numbers mean and if we're all being done over.
Next, they should supply a vision for the future, not some vague ideas they had on the piss one night with friends, but a proper, stepped out Document with measurable outcomes. As in, my mission is to I increase membership by 20 % over the next three years. When they fail to meet their targets, they are automatically dismissed, and replaced.
You see, the boards of football clubs are a reflection of our so called "democracy". Does Canberra of late look different to our football club? Where self interest (Hello Matt Finnis), ambition, backstabbing and organisational climbing are the priorities, not the health of our football club. How many of you can name our board members off the top of your heads? How many can reel off their achievements? How many of us can say what their aims, expertise and goals are. None, I'd suggest. In some way we are all shareholders, so why do we demand so little of them? Once a year they front us, if we're lucky, and we get a chance to ask them.
If a private company was run like the saints it would've ceased to exist long ago.
For too long, football politics have reflected government. Egos, self interest, big noting and the relentless and ruthless pursuit of power, not for the benefit of the club and members, but those of the protagonists in a vain attempt to boost their own stocks. We just happen to be really bad at this process. I'm sure Hawthorn, the swines, Geelong et al. have similar campaigners to us, but they obviously have more who know what to do. Put them to the test from now on. It's the future. You know it makes sense.
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