<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META charset=US-ASCII http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1264" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: = #ffffff"> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Garamond><FONT = color=#800000><FONT size=3><SPAN class=533133817-05042004>Well ... I can take care of = the instruments knowing that things obviously cared for tend to be treated = with more respect and hope for integrity among all who go here. I try not to be = invisible to the students. I am an outgoing person. I go out of my way to meet = students and talk about what I do. I try to "own" the instruments</SPAN>.<SPAN class=533133817-05042004> I try to develop a team concept and feeling = among faculty and staff pointing toward our collective mission.</SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Garamond><FONT = color=#800000><FONT size=3><SPAN = class=533133817-05042004></SPAN></FONT></FONT></FONT> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=533133817-05042004><FONT = face=Garamond color=#800000 size=3>Alan</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left> <HR tabIndex=-1> <FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> caut-bounces@ptg.org [mailto:caut-bounces@ptg.org] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Wimblees@aol.com<BR><B>Sent:</B> Monday, April 05, 2004 9:59 AM<BR><B>To:</B> caut@ptg.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> accountability, was = Re: Piano Tech Aide Checklist.doc<BR></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 4/5/04 11:37:03 AM Central Daylight Time, amccoy@mail.ewu.edu writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue 2px = solid"> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=708121316-05042004><FONT = face=Garamond color=#800000 size=3>One of the first things I noticed here at = the university after 20+ years of private work was that there are almost = no real consequences for mistakes. The incident was guys from trucking who = moved some pianos chipped off a good-sized chunk of veneer from a piano. = In the private world they, or their insurance, would have had to pay to get = it fixed. I have had to do that when I have made mistakes (like = screwing up someone's hardwood floor, and scratching a piano case!). At the = university, no consequence. Other than me noticing and making a mental note that = I will have to be more supervisory in the future. The other thought about = this is that one of the things that makes a good employee is integrity. The = movers should have reported the incident and the repair come out of their = budget instead of ours. </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=708121316-05042004><FONT = face=Garamond color=#800000 size=3></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=708121316-05042004><FONT = face=Garamond color=#800000 size=3>So I try to have integrity myself and = muster the energy to confront students, TAs, faculty, staff when I see people not = caring for our pianos (and other things). Gotta start somewhere. = </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=708121316-05042004><FONT = face=Garamond color=#800000 size=3></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=708121316-05042004><FONT = face=Garamond color=#800000 size=3>Alan</FONT></SPAN></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV>Alan</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>In the private world, a piano is owned by one person, and it is = usually played by one person. In a college setting, especially practice = rooms, pianos are played by a lot of different people. I agree that on a = campus, as everywhere in the "public" world, because there are = no consequences, people do tend to mistreat property. But I dont' see where the "consequence" thing comes in. Unless practice rooms are kept locked, = and students have to sign out the rooms, it is much too easy to say. "it = was that way before I got there". </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>How are some of you handeling this accountability problem?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Wim </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>