[Noisebridge-discuss] Jof for ED? Discuss!
jim
jim at well.com
Thu Mar 4 04:39:40 UTC 2010
seriously: yes! random selection seems best.
On Wed, 2010-03-03 at 10:18 -0800, Shannon Lee wrote:
> So, imagine the following mechanism for selecting an ED:
>
> 1. take the members list
> 2. remove everyone's name who is currently at the meeting.
> 3. remove everyone's name who is not likely to just show up to do
> something.
> 4. put all those names in a hat
> 5. chose one at random
> 6. seek consensus on that person as ED
> 7. if you cannot get consensus, GOTO 5
> 8. you have an ED.
>
> That's essentially, but not literally, what we did. We got lucky on
> the first pick.
>
> --S
>
> On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 10:08 AM, jim <jim at well.com> wrote:
>
> i believe ancient athenian advice was to
> give the job to someone who doesn't want it,
> i.e. avoid power mongers and those with
> self-serving agendas.
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, 2010-03-03 at 00:45 -0800, Jonathan Lassoff wrote:
> > Excerpts from Rachel McConnell's message of Tue Mar 02
> 21:31:14 -0800 2010:
> > > In a bizarre turn of events I couldn't describe if I
> tried, all of the
> > > people attending the meeting tonight agreed to put forth
> Jof as a
> > > proposed Executive Director. Except we determined the
> office is
> > > actually called President.
> > >
> > > So. Could you (yes, you) support, or at least live with,
> Jonathan "Jof"
> > > Lassof as our new President? If you have objections or
> simply
> > > questions, please do not hesitate to speak up so we can
> continue with
> > > this decision process. We'd like to do the Real Consensus
> next week, if
> > > possible.
> >
> > Awesome, thank you all!
> >
> > In some sense, I'm glad this came about in this manner.
> Having
> > candidates self-nominate themselves imposes a sort of
> selection bias.
> > Those that put themselves forward, really "want" to do the
> job.
> >
> > Myself, on the other hand, would be glad to fulfill this
> duty on behalf
> > on noisebridge, but am not eager to jump in as Exec.
> Director /
> > President and change or do anything right away.
> >
> > It's my understanding that this position exists only to
> fulfill a legal
> > requirement to have a figurehead at the top of "the
> corporation", and
> > should serve only to represent the rest of the organization
> by signing
> > official documents, and rubber-stamping/signing off on
> internal matters.
> >
> > With this goal/model for leadership (or lack thereof) in
> mind, I'd be
> > happy to accept this nomination, and look forward to working
> for you all
> > in the future.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > jof
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