Mike and I really concern ourselves with only one leadership role: who is the editor? Still, we ask the staff to choose their editor, with the understanding that we may veto a choice that will end the magazine. It's also true that while we talk about whether an editor stays or goes at the end of each year, most editors stay on until they graduate. So, while Mike has worked with the literary magazine for four years, he's only worked with two editors. This may not be an optimal system.
The editor, then, picks his or her staff without much input from me and Mike. Editors are in charge of hiring and firing, and if the magazine isn't moving along, it's the editor who has to make changes. Just like in the real world. Lately, for the past three years, our staff has been so small that firing anyone has been unthinkable.
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