To: "permaculture" <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [permaculture] Hierarchies and power...
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2003 12:05:50 -0700 (PDT)
Aloha,
> If the
> ones at the top had the vision of facilitating action rather than impeding
> and controling it, then I would say that that was a well-functioning
> hierarchy.
Exactly! Though I'd say they need to have the *behavior* of facilitating
action. There is no shortage of those high up in heirarchies who espouse
that *vision*, but their actions belie their rhetoric.
I have had a "manager" a time or two who really did live that role to
facilitate action. Sure is nice when it happens!
John Schinnerer, MA
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