Walter and Andrei and community relationship management

[qznc via Digitalmars-d]

On Tuesday, 11 April 2017 at 02:20:07 UTC, Walter Bright wrote:
> On 4/10/2017 6:04 PM, Jonathan M Davis via Digitalmars-d wrote:
>> LOL. IIRC, there have been cases where you and/or Andrei have 
>> actually tried
>> to get folks to do specific stuff, and it generally hasn't 
>> worked. Pretty
>> much everything that gets done around here is because someone 
>> steps and does
>> it.
>
> It pretty much totally doesn't work, even when the person asks 
> "what can I work on?"
>
> It's an interesting management problem, one I've never seen 
> covered in management books, which never seem to cover 
> volunteer organizations.

I'd say it is more about politics than management theory. At 
least in the lower ranks of politics. Local affairs are driven by 
volunteer work as well.

It usually comes down to charismatic and visionary leaders. 
Walter and Andrei are good with that, otherwise D would have 
faltered long ago.