[cma-l] imaging and the announcement

[Associated Broadcast Consultants]

Re: Community Radio Station Management

Delegation is particularly difficult in community radio.  I know from
experience managing in both worlds that it is an awful lot more difficult
and subtle to manage volunteers (who have their own agendas and can choose
whether or not to work) versus employees (who pay their mortgage by doing a
job).

To anyone doing it already (whether in radio or other voluntary
organisations) that must be an obvious statement.  To anyone who has not
tried it, believe me it is challenging - but rewarding when you get it
right!

Nick - have you ever thought of running a blog?  It would be essential
reading for many of us who enjoy your heart on sleeve observations!

Glyn

Principal Consultant
Associated Broadcast Consultants <http://a-bc.co.uk>



On 19 January 2015 at 14:26, Canalside's The Thread <office at thethread.org.uk
> wrote:

>      Dear All
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> The Station Manager conversation is always a corker I reckon. Station
> Managers in Community Radio are NOT really like Managers in other
> businesses .... We tend to be more of General Dogs Bodies and Gophers .............
> Has anyone else experienced this ??   when we set out on this venture in
> 2004 I was prepared to do whatever was needed to get the project up and
> running and then tootling along. I aimed at doing about 20 hours a week and
> receiving nothing but a few expenses. The 20 hours then became 25 and then
> very quickly became 35 and then 40. A slight re-think was needed and it was
> decided that I was to receive a little tickle £££ or 2 ........... obviously, at
> 40 hours one or two of the other thing that I do had to be pushed slightly
> to one side (ie   my job) ........
>
> In 2007 just before launching full-time we needed another serious re-think
> as without realising it  I was now doing 50 hours !
> obviously the great question appeared from nowhere which was ''a good
> Manager delegates'' .... All well and good,if, you have folk around you to
> delegate to. We had lots of volunteers, but they were merely doing the
> shows and then goodnight Vienna see ya next week. You end up with the
> same five running the whole process, and therefore they are the five who
> receive a little tickle £££      the situation in a roundabout way answered
> itself.
>
> Are there any other Stations who are where they are today of course
> through deliberate actions but also and element of fate and luck and basic
> HARD GRAFT from a few people. Those people may also define their job
> description as General Dogs Bodies and Gophers.
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> I say all of this without being derogatory to anyone ................ My hours are
> now averaging at 70 whilst receiving Part-Time pay. I'm not complaining, I
> am merely making a point and giving you all the facts.
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> I reckon others are in the same Boat ........if they ain't, then we're doing
> something wrong. But alas, we've been running for 12 years next year !  we
> must surely be doing something right and our / my approach as you can see
> is most definitely not Blue Chip big Management, it's hard graft on the
> treadmill.
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> Regards
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> Nick
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