How to build transparency and mitigate power (mainly for Group Admins)

Why the Group Admin role matters

The Group Admin (GA) is vital to supporting the movement’s commitment to decentralisation, transparency, and equitable distribution of power. By documenting and maintaining up-to-date records of team roles, mandates, and members, you help ensure clarity across the movement about who does what, with what authority, and how to engage with them.

Effective group administration:

This work ensures the movement can function without traditional managerial roles that tend to concentrate information and power.

Overview of the role

The Group Admin plays a key administrative and facilitative role within the team, defined by the mandate they hold. The GA’s core responsibilities include:

The GA role is indispensable for ensuring smooth operations and empowering the movement to embody its regenerative and decentralised culture.

GA Skills

Success in the Group Admin role requires a mix of organisational, technical, and interpersonal skills:

These skills ensure that the GA contributes meaningfully to the decentralised and transparent functioning of the team.

Tips for keeping on top of your role

Maximising transparency within the movement

The movement’s commitment to decentralisation relies on clear, accessible information:

Working with coordinator roles in your team and other teams’ admins

As Group Admin, collaboration with other roles and admins is essential:

Through these collaborations, the GA role becomes a cornerstone for transparency and efficiency in both your team and the wider movement.

Summary

By focusing on these areas, the Group Admin ensures their team and the movement as a whole can work together effectively, embodying regenerative culture and decentralised decision-making.


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Created 13 November 2024 14:21:28 by DavidJ
Updated 13 November 2024 14:31:09 by DavidJ