<<<No surprise to hear whining about the CEO from Mr. Foster. >>>
Don't tell me I'm becoming predictable... ;-)
<<<IMO, when you are looking for a CEO, you want a combination of things
and way down on that list would be someone that is familiar with our
sport. THAT...if he shows an interest, he can learn. What I would look
for in a CEO, is stuff that is a little harder to pick up overnight.
Like leadership, the ability to communicate, a good grasp of business
fundamentals and organizational skills. >>>
The SCCA is not Cisco. And there is the problem as far as I am
concerned. I'd like to see the SCCA become a lot more grassroots
catering to amateur sports instead of constantly losing our shirts at
trying to run pro events. If we do that then we don't need a highly paid
frontman for the BOD. And when you get right down to it, that is what
the CEO of the SCCA is all about. He doesn't have the powers of a normal
CEO. So why should we pay so much for a newbie who thinks he can fill
the standa at a club race with paying fans?
<<<On that note, I think from what I have observed, is that he seems to
be
very willing to learn about our sport and it's players....and he seems
to have the skillset to be a figurehead also. The man was very available
for us. Heck, he even spent an hour or so with Mike B! That is going WAY
beyond the normal call of duty! (Just kidding Mike, nice to have met
you).
I know it may be for show, but it was a nice gesture to see him out
working the course.>>>
I agree that he shows the right spirit. Perhaps he will even attend a
local autocross sometime. I don't think Nick Craw ever showed up at any
autocross the entire time he was in the SCCA, much less when he was the
CEO. And the photo in SportsCar is legit. Mr. Johnson did work a corner
at a Texas Region race. And he has called most if not all the REs to
personally speak to them. Great stuff. And it is only costing each and
every member somewhere between $5 and $10 a year to have him do this
great stuff. One way to look at it is that it is cheap - less than a
tank of gas a year. The other way to look at it is that he has to sell a
heck of a lot of T-shirts to break even.
Paul Foster
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