Who runs the Order? How is it structured?
While trying to have as little organisation as possible, we do need some structure otherwise nothing would ever get done. A team of over fifty tutors around the world offer their support by mail and email to members, and this team is co-ordinated by the tutor co-ordinator, Susan Jones, who says: “As far as I know, OBOD’s tutoring system is unique – a spiritual companion by post or email. Writing to a stranger can be daunting, but also quite magical. I’ve met some wonderful people and learnt a lot through my work as a tutor and now as co-ordinator. When I directed a professional development programme at the London Business School I introduced an email coaching system based on some of the ideas I’d learnt as an OBOD tutor.” Druid Grade members who have demonstrated their ability to communicate well are invited to apprentice as tutors, and over the years we have developed our own unique coaching process to train them. At the office in Sussex, Dave and Cerri send the monthly packages to me
