Lonehill: Time Moves Us ALL On - R.I.P. Sigrid Dreyer

Condolences to Dieter, family and friends on the all-too-rapid passing of Sigrid Dreyer. Sigrid, ex-Pam Golding Properties and leading Townhouse Property Specialist in Lonehill, played a very important sponsoring-business part in the launch and continual support of the Lonehill Community Initiative. Sigrid stepped up to the plate in her first year of retirement to take a role in stimulating last year's turn-around of the Lonehill Residents Association (LRA), when the news of her terminal illness surfaced in April of this year. Rest-In-Peace Sigrid. You made a significant difference in this community... thank you.

For me, the passing of yet another aquaintance this year is a continual signal that time moves us ALL on... whether we like it or not!

So the trick is to enjoy life while you can... because it is over all too soon before you even blink.

In that regard, this forum has touched on much of what I would like to see happen in Lonehill (or to be honest, would like to have seen happening a long time ago already) before time erodes the many fleeting opportunities that present themselves.

One of the key points made early on in this forum - refer Dr. Jan Nel comment et al in A Wrong RIGHTED - That's Leadership! - is for the LRA to openly recognise and honour those who make, and have made, a substantial difference to this community by their extraordinary contribution - whilst they are alive..!!!

Too many good people and their amazing efforts are too easily forgotten. They should be lauded permanently to stimulate and encourage others still to come to follow their example whilst recognising their sweat-equity invested in this community.

From the surface, Lonehill is now looking pretty-well-managed once again, some marketing innovations are being tested at last, and the security presentation looks pretty sharp (admittedly, this all from my superficial observation outside of the management structures - meaning that I believe it should be far more open and transparent to all)... which is a welcome reverse of the concerning slovenly conditions that seriously placed the security of our families in jeopardy and stimulated myself to relaunch this forum to point out where the problems really lay a year or so back.

So it now becomes far easier for me to rest my keyboard and use this time for other projects that interest me. Management is so simple really - and the 'new' board of last year showed precisely that, once again, in getting us back to where we were some years before. This forum has clearly identified where past mistakes were made. So no need to repeat them here.

Lessons should have been well learnt about the myopic dangers of autocratic, power-and-control, behind-closed-doors, decision-making of the few versus the open, inclusive participation of everyone who cares as we did to launch and grow this initiative.

Clearly, when it comes to 'Leadership' I believe that there is HUGE potential for giant leaps in progress for this community by unleashing the personal and collective leadership participation of all the stakeholders in Lonehill. I believe firmly that there is an unlimited abundance of ideas and potential hidden within the minds of all stakeholders in over 6000 local households, organisations and enterprises just waiting to be unveiled, uncovered and exposed for the benefit of everyone in this community and beyond.

I point to three key areas of focus that all Lonehill initiative leaders should be stimulating:

1. To RAISE Standards... continually... especially those of service delivery, openness and transparency.

2. To unleash the Abundant Potential that lies within our community... open up to include everybody who wants to participate.

3. To facilitate a regular major indaba of all key stakeholders, decision-makers and interested contributors in this community.

Do the above and I can unplug my keyboard... ;-)

Regards
Trevor Nel - 011 705-2790
Lonehill Resident