Filtered Business

Dave Israel suffers from “selective hearing.”

By Stew Richland

About an hour after Dave Israel left the Golf’s Edge Association meeting,  he rushed back to his cubby hole and posted a comment to a question , asked to Mrs. Richland, “What is the first thing you would do if elected as UCO President.  Phyllis Richland,” she replied, “ I would advise all UCO Chairpersons to submit their resignations.”  This is all what Dave Israel heard.  This is another example of “selective listening.”

What Phyllis Richland wants as the  new president is to immediately established a new, infectious atmosphere of optimism about her administration.  This is exactly what every new President does when they take office.  There was no hesitation or  vacillation about her answer.  The reason why Phyllis Richland is running for UCO President, is to bring about the changes that are necessary in making UCO more responsive to the needs of the Century Village Community.  What this action illustrates is that she has the courage and boldness to take the helm  and make the necessary changes that will move our Village forward. What Mrs. Richland wants to convey is the idea that her administration is simply and absolutely about advancing the interests of Century Village.

Mrs. Richland believes the President is literally the leader of the people, particularly in the development of ideas.  She is quite aware that many of the chairpersons are making  significant  contributions to UCO operations and made it clear that she would encourage them to stay on job.  Phyllis Richland clearly understands that Century Village wants a leader with a clear vision for the future of our community.

With his myopic view of how “business is run”  is all that he gleaned from the comments made by Phyllis Richland.  As a self-styled historian,  Mr. Israel should be aware of the fact that when a new President takes office,  they always bring with them persons that will provide them advice and criticism,  we refer to these people as the President’s Cabinet. Many of these advisers or chairpersons will be asked to stay on because of the their knowledge, expertise and commitment to our Village.

How many volunteers has Dave Israel “fired” because they disagreed  with him.  Dave Israel refused to allow a Villager to become part of the Insurance Committee, even though the Chairperson, okayed the appointment.  Why did so many people quit Israel’s administration? Loyalty to those who serve, is not part of his psyche.  We all know that when Israel came into office he began to make changes to suit his management style.  If it’s good for the goose why not for the new president?  

Unfortunately what we have here is a filtered listening.