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Here's something that came up in my leadership/community building class at Pantheacon. When someone engages in poor behavior in a public setting, it must also be dealt with publicly. While there may be a private component to the process (mediation meeting, taking the person aside to offer them feedback, etc.) the behavior must still be dealt with in as public a fashion as it originally happened.
Why? Because otherwise the other people who experienced the harm/observed the behavior have no idea what's going on. This becomes especially important as more organizations adopt safety/anti-harassment policies. If people in the group/at the event observe the safety policy being violated, then they must see how the safety policy is being upheld.
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The priest-in-residence of our regional pagan land sanctuary was taking us to see the sacred spring.
Never having been that way before, we kept stopping to look, for indeed, there was much to see.
The priest kept going. He never looked back. Eventually we lost him.
In time we found his trail, and he brought us into the secret valley where, among its lost orchard, the Ancient Tree bears its golden apples, and the Hidden Spring flows sweet and pure.
In this Season of the Ancestors, I remember my teacher, Tony Kelly (1943-1997).*
He, too, led without looking back.
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I agree with Tasha. And I found out by accident... and first-hand... you keep doing lead by example - it can be a tad scary if you -
Interesting observation. I prefer to lead by example rather than any other way. That way you don't have to worry about losing sigh
Cross-posted at goddessingheart.com
Relationships are the theme of today’s post; specifically, relationships that include a difference in power. The focus of this post is in regards to how we relate to those in authority; I intend to write further on how we can best create a Goddess-honoring environment in the positions of power we may hold.
I have heard from many people who felt pressured to undergo a sexual initiation with a teacher, coven leader, or other person in a leadership position. If someone's been pressured into sex, that's manipulation and abuse. And in circumstances where there wasn’t actually consent, by definition, it’s rape.
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Shauna, thank you for writing an important, detailed article with ideas that are carefully thought out. I saved the link so I can -
This is an excellent article.
Ego Wounds
And that takes us back to the root issues here. It's not bad to be a visionary, to be an abstract thinker. But when you add in ego wounds of poor self esteem, lack of self confidence, or other related issues, what you often get is a perfectionist control freak, or a know-it-all. Or both.
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There's a whole overlapping suite of behaviors that are found in a lot of grassroots leaders. There's the combination of being a perfectionist, a control freak, and a micromanager. All too often, folks also engage in the know-it-all behavior pattern as well.
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