Draft of a job posting for process leadership
Aaron Falk
falk@isi.edu
Fri, 6 Dec 2002 10:49:39 -0800
Pekka-
I agree that IESG insight is needed for the discussion and
completeness of the problem statement but disagree that the chair
should have I* experience. I don't see the chair role as requiring it
and we don't want to feed the paranoids in the community that this is
a whitewash.
--aaron
Pekka Savola wrote:
> On Fri, 6 Dec 2002, Harald Tveit Alvestrand wrote:
> > Among the criteria that we think are important for the person we need for
> > this task are:
> >
> > - Knowledge of the IETF community
> > - Independent of any particular IETF group
> > - Ability to listen to input from the community
> > - Capable of clear statement of thinking
> > - Capable of guiding a group towards consensus
> > - Understanding organization management principles
> > - Understanding organizational dynamics and organizational growth
> > - Not a present member of IESG or IAB
>
> As a general comment, I think it would perhaps be very advantageous if the
> person had served in IESG during the last N "hectic years" -- to have some
> personal insight into the problems. Of course, this should not be a
> requirement as such.
>
> I'm not sure whether (or how) it should be included.
>
> > - Not a candidate for IESG or IAB on this nomcom cycle (2002-2003)
>
> But if the person has already volunteered, would withdrawing from
> candidacy be possible? (Or withdrawing if elected, or withdrawing if
> selected for "problem" chair.)