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Unread 11-05-2012, 16:38
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Re: This Is Appalling Behavior At A FIRST Event

Changing the culture is not something that can be changed overnight without knowing what is driving the behaviors. Many of the comments mentioned the "win at all cost" mentality, and I don't think that will ever change until there is a change on the cost structure of the program.

When you have such a high level of resources committed to something, obviously success becomes key. When you have companies investing millions of dollars and mentors investing hundreds of hours on teams, the behavior that will be rewarded will be the behaviors that will get the team to win.

If you want a program to be like a "business" or a "sport" you will have winners and losers, and when you have that, you will have non-sportsmanship behavior.

I think we should have a limit of how much a given organization can give and how much time a volunteer can give. Setting a limit would allow the teams to have a much more collaborative and community engagement focused culture.

Cheers,
Marcos.