Friday, November 16, 2007

** IMPORTANT** Please read Immediately


From the Office of the Chairman of the Board
For Widespread Distribution


It is with great pleasure that we announce some changes in the leadership of "Laura's Life" . Every once in a while, as market needs change, and the nature of the organization changes, we need to shuffle around responsibilities.

The primary change will take place in the Department for Spouse Acquisition (DFSA).

A little organizational history. For those of you who don't know, we are a wholly owned subsidiary of Laura Coxworth Inc. A number of years ago we realized that we- as the Board- didn't have what it takes to run this Organization to its fullest potential. We have a CEO who is responsible for (and capable of) running all aspects of our organization. Although he has wide-ranging authority to do what He needs to, He chooses to bring things before the Board to get our approval and our full buy-in (He insists that changes and improvements last longer with board buy-in). The Board has always been happy with His performance, and He has never let us down, however, sometimes it takes some convincing of Board members that He is even interested in taking on new responsibilities-even when He is BEGGING to take them on.

The Board has excellent intentions, but humbly realizes that it lacks the skills and vision needed to change the world, per the vision of our CEO. The Board has never assumed that they have all the answers, that is why we hired the CEO in the first place, yet the Board is often held back by their limited view of the global & eternal perspective. As the Chairman of the Board, I have fought many fights to give our CEO more responsibility, and slowly, I feel like the tide is shifting in those areas that are most important.

The DFSA is an area that I have long thought should be handled by the CEO. As a Board we could never come to an agreement, some thought that the CEO must be too busy for such an inane project, others felt at times that this should be the only responsibility of the CEO. Still other times we debated outsourcing it entirely, allowing both the Board and the CEO the freedom to get more important things done. It has long been the primary topic of Board Meetings and has brought about tears, pain, frustration and heartache. We have missed out on some opportunities to get ahead in the market because we were focused on this internal issue!

I have known for a long time that the right resources were already within the organization, I just needed the buy in of the Joint Chairs of the board: Mind, Soul and Spirit. We have spoken to outside consultants-even offering some of them the job- and we have even offered rewards for the public's help-all with disappointing results. We have reached the end- finally, we have consensus on this! We completely TRUST Him with this!

I am pleased to announce that our CEO will have full responsibility, overview, leadership and approval for the Department For Spouse Acquisition. We have made it clear as a Board, that if we stick our noses into what is His expertise, he has the authority to kick us out of His office. He has carte blanche for this project. We have put no deadline on it-knowing that it will be finished when He is fully satisfied with the results. Rest assured, we have made known to Him some of the things we are hoping to see and what we would prefer, however we publicly acknowledge that we don't have the same vision as He does so we don't know what will be needed long term.
He assures us that even when it seems like there has been no forward momentum, lots of things happen behind the scenes. He has refused to be subjected to progress reporting and respectfully reminded the Board that we could at any time take back leadership of the DFSA.

We announce this private Organizational change publicly so that you (as someone invested in our future) can be made aware of the most effective communication channels should you feel the need to provide any input on this subject.

Prior to this change, coming to a Board member would have been the best channel, however, now it would literally be a waste of breath. If you have anything that you feel needs to be stated on the subject, the CEO has said the He is willing at any point to hear your concerns and petitions. Please go directly to Him on this. As a board we have a long list of tasks that we need to accomplish, and we will only become distracted and frustrated if we keep trying to do this when the CEO has it in His hands.

We know that this announcement will surprise some, and make others nervous. If you have any concerns, I am sure that a quick face-to-face with the CEO will put your hearts at ease. He has a way of putting nervous investors at rest with His clear vision and gentle approach and He always has an opening in His schedule to have that meeting!

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I absolutely love this post, more than any other!

Jenn said...

You are of uncomparable value to the Organization (aka "the Kingdom") and quite clever, may I add!

Anonymous said...

I LOVE this!!! Do you think your CEO can run two companies at the same time???

Unknown said...

You have an amazing gift of "words". It was delightful! I 2nd & 3rd the motion - Your CEO does have things fully under control. (Sometimes, I just wish that He would give me more patience for His work). God Bless you.