Comments on: "Policing culture" doesn't work http://dangerouslyawesome.com/2009/08/policing-culture-doesnt-work/ Alex Hillman Writes Here Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:50:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Aaron McLean http://dangerouslyawesome.com/2009/08/policing-culture-doesnt-work/comment-page-1/#comment-1324 Aaron McLean Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:21:46 +0000 http://www.dangerouslyawesome.com/?p=1352#comment-1324 <p>To Alex, Blake, Jameson, Yasmine and everyone else that is contributing to the conversation and adding valuable insights - I wanted to say that I really appreciate your thoughts, as I know many others do. It is the solid guidance and feedback of active and valuable members of the community, such as yourselves, that will help to shape the future success of PSL and organizations, such as ours.</p> <p>It is encouraging to see so much enthusiasm shared here. It goes to show us how valuable PSL's resources are to its members and how much those members, and the community, really care.</p> <p>I have one quick comment to add:</p> <p>"Policing," (which is a terrible term, really) the PSL talk list was never our intention. We have had many discussions regarding our policies - and even more so, when we should have policies and when we should not.</p> <p>This may very well be one of those instances where instead of a policy, we employ active encouragement. Encourage the culture you want - a culture that is beneficial to an organization's members (and the community), and the community will respond by embracing the culture, sharing, nurturing and spreading it.</p> <p>PSL's genuine desire to empower the startup ecosystem through community collaboration is one of the things that drew me so close to it and one of the things I admire so much about it, and its members. I could not be more grateful to have the opportunity to share something so powerful, unique and innovative with my friends, colleagues and fellow community members.</p> <p>Kudos back to all who help make PSL so valuable.</p> <p>Warmest regards,</p> <p>Aaron</p> To Alex, Blake, Jameson, Yasmine and everyone else that is contributing to the conversation and adding valuable insights – I wanted to say that I really appreciate your thoughts, as I know many others do. It is the solid guidance and feedback of active and valuable members of the community, such as yourselves, that will help to shape the future success of PSL and organizations, such as ours.

It is encouraging to see so much enthusiasm shared here. It goes to show us how valuable PSL’s resources are to its members and how much those members, and the community, really care.

I have one quick comment to add:

“Policing,” (which is a terrible term, really) the PSL talk list was never our intention. We have had many discussions regarding our policies – and even more so, when we should have policies and when we should not.

This may very well be one of those instances where instead of a policy, we employ active encouragement. Encourage the culture you want – a culture that is beneficial to an organization’s members (and the community), and the community will respond by embracing the culture, sharing, nurturing and spreading it.

PSL’s genuine desire to empower the startup ecosystem through community collaboration is one of the things that drew me so close to it and one of the things I admire so much about it, and its members. I could not be more grateful to have the opportunity to share something so powerful, unique and innovative with my friends, colleagues and fellow community members.

Kudos back to all who help make PSL so valuable.

Warmest regards,

Aaron

]]> By: Aaron McLean http://dangerouslyawesome.com/2009/08/policing-culture-doesnt-work/comment-page-1/#comment-2412 Aaron McLean Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:21:00 +0000 http://www.dangerouslyawesome.com/?p=1352#comment-2412 <p>To Alex, Blake, Jameson, Yasmine and everyone else that is contributing to the conversation and adding valuable insights - I wanted to say that I really appreciate your thoughts, as I know many others do. It is the solid guidance and feedback of active and valuable members of the community, such as yourselves, that will help to shape the future success of PSL and organizations, such as ours.</p> <p>It is encouraging to see so much enthusiasm shared here. It goes to show us how valuable PSL's resources are to its members and how much those members, and the community, really care.</p> <p>I have one quick comment to add:</p> <p>"Policing," (which is a terrible term, really) the PSL talk list was never our intention. We have had many discussions regarding our policies - and even more so, when we should have policies and when we should not.</p> <p>This may very well be one of those instances where instead of a policy, we employ active encouragement. Encourage the culture you want - a culture that is beneficial to an organization's members (and the community), and the community will respond by embracing the culture, sharing, nurturing and spreading it.</p> <p>PSL's genuine desire to empower the startup ecosystem through community collaboration is one of the things that drew me so close to it and one of the things I admire so much about it, and its members. I could not be more grateful to have the opportunity to share something so powerful, unique and innovative with my friends, colleagues and fellow community members.</p> <p>Kudos back to all who help make PSL so valuable.</p> <p>Warmest regards,</p> <p>Aaron</p> To Alex, Blake, Jameson, Yasmine and everyone else that is contributing to the conversation and adding valuable insights – I wanted to say that I really appreciate your thoughts, as I know many others do. It is the solid guidance and feedback of active and valuable members of the community, such as yourselves, that will help to shape the future success of PSL and organizations, such as ours.

It is encouraging to see so much enthusiasm shared here. It goes to show us how valuable PSL’s resources are to its members and how much those members, and the community, really care.

I have one quick comment to add:

“Policing,” (which is a terrible term, really) the PSL talk list was never our intention. We have had many discussions regarding our policies – and even more so, when we should have policies and when we should not.

This may very well be one of those instances where instead of a policy, we employ active encouragement. Encourage the culture you want – a culture that is beneficial to an organization’s members (and the community), and the community will respond by embracing the culture, sharing, nurturing and spreading it.

PSL’s genuine desire to empower the startup ecosystem through community collaboration is one of the things that drew me so close to it and one of the things I admire so much about it, and its members. I could not be more grateful to have the opportunity to share something so powerful, unique and innovative with my friends, colleagues and fellow community members.

Kudos back to all who help make PSL so valuable.

Warmest regards,

Aaron

]]> By: Aaron McLean http://dangerouslyawesome.com/2009/08/policing-culture-doesnt-work/comment-page-1/#comment-1323 Aaron McLean Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:51:05 +0000 http://www.dangerouslyawesome.com/?p=1352#comment-1323 <p>@John D - The email footer policy was discussed and decided upon by the PSL Board and Management Team. If you're going to call anyone an A-hole, you can call us all A-holes. Your comment of "with someone like that in charge," is completely ignorant. PSL is guided by the principles and desires of our members, our community, our ecosystem, our Advisory Board and Board of Directors.</p> <p>... and I am happy to share my thoughts, publicly, with my full name attached.</p> <p>Aaron McLean Co-founder, Marketing & PR Director, Board Member Philly Startup Leaders</p> @John D – The email footer policy was discussed and decided upon by the PSL Board and Management Team. If you’re going to call anyone an A-hole, you can call us all A-holes. Your comment of “with someone like that in charge,” is completely ignorant. PSL is guided by the principles and desires of our members, our community, our ecosystem, our Advisory Board and Board of Directors.

… and I am happy to share my thoughts, publicly, with my full name attached.

Aaron McLean Co-founder, Marketing & PR Director, Board Member Philly Startup Leaders

]]> By: Aaron McLean http://dangerouslyawesome.com/2009/08/policing-culture-doesnt-work/comment-page-1/#comment-2411 Aaron McLean Tue, 25 Aug 2009 00:51:00 +0000 http://www.dangerouslyawesome.com/?p=1352#comment-2411 <p>@John D - The email footer policy was discussed and decided upon by the PSL Board and Management Team. If you're going to call anyone an A-hole, you can call us all A-holes. Your comment of "with someone like that in charge," is completely ignorant. PSL is guided by the principles and desires of our members, our community, our ecosystem, our Advisory Board and Board of Directors.</p> <p>... and I am happy to share my thoughts, publicly, with my full name attached.</p> <p>Aaron McLean Co-founder, Marketing & PR Director, Board Member Philly Startup Leaders</p> @John D – The email footer policy was discussed and decided upon by the PSL Board and Management Team. If you’re going to call anyone an A-hole, you can call us all A-holes. Your comment of “with someone like that in charge,” is completely ignorant. PSL is guided by the principles and desires of our members, our community, our ecosystem, our Advisory Board and Board of Directors.

… and I am happy to share my thoughts, publicly, with my full name attached.

Aaron McLean Co-founder, Marketing & PR Director, Board Member Philly Startup Leaders

]]> By: Yasmine http://dangerouslyawesome.com/2009/08/policing-culture-doesnt-work/comment-page-1/#comment-1322 Yasmine Mon, 24 Aug 2009 05:00:42 +0000 http://www.dangerouslyawesome.com/?p=1352#comment-1322 <p>At the beginning of my email, I started with a pitch of my company to set the context of the email. Should I have been warned as well?</p> <p>It's difficult to discern where and when the line is crossed. It seems to depend on the "violator."</p> <p>Nevertheless, I'm surprised at how the community has rallied on this topic and I can't wait to see the outcome. I appreciate the hard task the Board has in listening to the responses and working through the issues.</p> At the beginning of my email, I started with a pitch of my company to set the context of the email. Should I have been warned as well?

It’s difficult to discern where and when the line is crossed. It seems to depend on the “violator.”

Nevertheless, I’m surprised at how the community has rallied on this topic and I can’t wait to see the outcome. I appreciate the hard task the Board has in listening to the responses and working through the issues.

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