In light of the success of president-elect Barrack Obama, community organizing deserves another look across the spectrum. It is no secret that Obama’s success resulted from his ability to manage people. But what does people really mean when they say that Obama managed people well? Was Obama really good with people or with management? I would bet the latter, since the whole point of organizing people is to get things done. Obama’s success was not a result of his ability to get a bunch of people together in order to do nothing; rather, he got them together in order to do something. (more…)