[Kzyxtalk] Interim Management Team, maybe

[King Collins]

Kelly Grimes asked:
>> What is the process for finding a person to replace Mr. Coate, the general manager?  

When I was on the board, the centrists set up an "interim Management team." (Below an excerpt from the Secret Life Of KZYX, written in 2005:)

Selection of the Interim Management Team. After GM Diane Hering’s resignation in July of 2004, an Interim Management team was established. The board as a whole had no role in picking that team, which turned out to consist of the president of the board, Tony Miksak, and two staff members. Obviously, the Egalitarians would have liked to discuss such an important decision and to participate on the team. The Centrists ask, “Don’t you trust Tony?” That’s a complicated question, but there is another more important point: by putting the station under the leadership of a Centrist and by discouraging other board members from being involved in management, the approach to running the station, once again, falls to the status quo. Only the chosen few board members are permitted at management meetings. The absence of a manager ought to be a chance for the board to be more involved, to get to know the staff, and to put their individual skills to work. It is also, as we have mentioned earlier, an opportune time for the Board to re-tune its policies and vision, thus making it possible for the next General Manager to follow new guidelines from day one.
(Secret Life Of KZYX; PDF at 
http://www.greenmac.com/hiddenAgenda/report-PDF/SL1_KZYX_2005(2010).pdf

--King Collins

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On Jun 19, 2015, at 11:37 AM, Doug McKenty wrote:

> I believe the board is going to set up a hiring committee to oversee the process. They are required by law to publicly post the job opening as part of the process. 
> 
> John Coate, to the best of my knowledge, insisted that he be called Executive Director upon his hiring. He also insisted that he have total co tell over the programming. He had an interesting interpretation of the role of the board, basically relegating it to fundraising, while all station operations were the preview of management.  Any attempt by the board to set policy or effect programming was considered "micromanaging."  Let's hope they find a new anther with a more inclusive philosophy. 
> 
> I, for one, hope they drop the "Executive Director" title altogether. 
> 
> Doug
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Jun 19, 2015, at 10:54 AM, Kelly Grimes <grimie at mcn.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Good morning,
>> What is the process for finding a person to replace Mr. Coate, the 
>> general manager?  Will that person automatically become the executive 
>> director of MCPB?  If the board of directors is responsible for 
>> overseeing the general manager, why is the general manager the head of 
>> the board?  This has always seemed a bit odd to me and now appears to be 
>> a good time to discuss the true title and scope of work for Mr. Coate's 
>> replacement.  Does anyone have any factual information?
>> Thanks,
>> Kelly
>> 
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