[NLA] Congratulations to a well founded list

[Harry Forster]

To all

I am very pleased with the quality of the responses that I have seen on
this list.  It is because of the breadth of membership and their depth
of understanding in their areas that problems will be solved and
hopefully your cause will move forward.

I hope to hear much more from all of you because I want to learn from
you.   I feel that I should respond to Pam as she has introduced in new
perspective that should be supported.  I will confess to all of you a
secret that I am sure you will keep.   I have a capitalist streak.

Many years ago I with others formed a new corporation.   The company was
eventually taken public and listed on a board, probably one in a fence
of a back yard.  Pam is absolutely right.  It is not easy to deal with
the pressures and problems of a corporate leader.   I did not feel
adequate and sought partners from the business world.  Without their
help the company could not have survived.

The situation raised such conflicts in me that I chose not to ever do
that again.   The source of the problems do not end at the board room.
It goes well beyond that to the basic structure of the business system,
as Enron is showing us again after the savings and loan lesson, and the
junk bond problems and ....

Pam has introduced another vital element to this discussion.  The minor
roles I have taken on the business side and the education side makes me
sensitive to many issues.   That is the reason I am unhappy when I see
decisions and reports being made without obvious and explicit
interaction of all sides of the issue.   This is not an "open market"
process.  How do we (educator hat) get this interaction to occur in a
healthy and fair manner.

Another secret that I am sure you will keep.  I think I am on the track
toward starting another company in a few years.

Thanks to all

Harry


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