Communication and Confusion

Communication is going well and I get on really well with the youth commission members. My role is much more noticeable this year because the members are not confused about if I work or if I'm a volunteer. The ones that need it appreciate my support, so far anyway.

Thoughts on sharing information:

Kaytea didn't want me to share the presentation with Royston. Why did I? I know Royston is busy to I don't expect him to read it, but by sharing the information it shows progress on the project. Maybe I should only share it when it's finished but I value Royston, Paul and Tom's input in areas they know about before sharing a final version with Sir Clive and Paul Stock. Royston knows communication, so why shouldn't I ask for his in put? Why are Rose and Kaytea so anxious about who I share information with? I know who not to share it with, outside stakeholders, but the OPCC is not only a partner, they'll be taking it over next year so shouldn't they start having more of an in out? Otherwise I risk what has already happened: sharing the 'finished' product with Paul Mac and then Paul recommending changes. He doesn't know its the finished product so why shouldn't he? But then I've got to.explain to Rose why Paul has suggested the changes and therefore the product isn't finished. Henceforth it makes more sense to share my work with Paul (and relevant colleagues) and ask for their input, which I know they'll give, rather than naively presenting it as a final product.

Its wise to hold of sharing work till the right moment, maybe I'm misjudging the moment...

Although Kaytea and Rose have final say, most of the time I don't have half a day to wait for their in put and this doesn't make sense when practically when Paul (for example) is sitting right next to me. Even without their in put, sometimes I just need to make a decision.

What if somebody else had taken the project coordinator job? Surely they wouldn't pass every decision through Kaytea and Rose. Unless they were at the same level of inexperience as me. As much as training people to develop their skills (like Rose is doing though SHM) this also gives Rose and SHM more.control over the YC and other projects, because somebody with extensive experience is less likely to pass a decision through SHM when they're contracted to work locally. As I am with the LeicYC.

So the question is, how much autonomy do I have?

I also realised that the logical reason for SHM paying me with funding they get from the OPCC also means that SHM gets final say on decisions locally, through me (the coordinator) because I work for SHM and not the OPCC. Though it seems illogical not to just get paid by the OPCC and work for them, this is the only logical reason I can see.