Patrick writes:
"And maybe another approach is to work your way up the chain of command
in your own organization first before tossing a grenade at the CEO."

While I am all for committing one career limiting move per week, I think 
grenade tossing at the CEO is probably not highly advisable.

I would though leverage the recent changes to the Federal electronic 
discovery rules as a way to meet with both your legal and your information 
technology peers. The rule changes have given my program the momentum and 
the funding that it has lacked up until this time. Suddenly I am buying an 
email archiving product, engaging a consultant, and have been given the 
additional resources to actually create and implement the program I had been 
prepared to design when I came here 4 1/2 years ago.  (Records folks are 
nothing if not tenacious).

However, I may have an advantage - I am a member of our legal team. I report 
directly to the in-house litigation & compliance counsel. I am involved in 
all our litigations and direct all document discoveries, working directly 
with outside counsel. I see my IT peers every day. I work for a company that 
does not have barriers or silos. Sounds a bit like a fairy tale.

I keep thinking about the thread from a few days back with the new person 
asking what the records manager did for the company. You know, sometimes I 
think the answer is keep your a** out of the fire. Personally I have a ton 
of fun with my job. RM is nothing if it is not an adventure!

Rock on!
Sharon Burnett
Seattle WA

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