Back on top of the world?

A query goes out to all of those interested in finding themselves outside the vacuum of life. A dream of unlimited possibility but one which is imminently graspable by those of us who know but where to look. What may that be, in the most prosiac of tones, but a glance into the future without blinders on.

I find myself confronted daily with the quandary that is my organization. On the one hand confronting the desperate need for leadership on the issue of familial homelessness and early childhood development in Massachusetts. On the other hand, to continue borrowing this coined phrase, forever dealing with a tug of war within this household, not so much of budget, but of responsibility, with people refusing to share or refusing to help. In my office at least there is a lack of adequete utilization of the resources of the many talented people at hand. Following an extensive and difficult interview process, people are then given leave to sit on their laurels while following the minute dictates of their superiors. While safe, this does not lend itself to an expansion of organizational autonomy (which I will define as actively trying to come up with creative solutions to the problems facing the organization). I think there is a plethora of information and best practices out there that the people with more time on their hands should be encouraged and rewarded for pursuing. However, the current stagnation persists, with the directives from above continuing to stifle the initiative from below.