Richard, > The only way you find the right person without a process is to pick someone you already know. Of course. That's exactly why the procedure for senior appointments starts with a search committee. That's how we got Heather, for example. It's a completely different process than an RFP for a measurable job of work. Regards Brian On 27-Jul-19 09:34, Richard Barnes wrote: > On Fri, Jul 26, 2019 at 10:43 Leif Johansson <leifj@xxxxxx <mailto:leifj@xxxxxx>> wrote: > > > > On 2019-07-26 14:30, Richard Barnes wrote: > > On Fri, Jul 26, 2019 at 00:05 Leif Johansson <leifj@xxxxxx <mailto:leifj@xxxxxx> > > <mailto:leifj@xxxxxxx <mailto:leifj@xxxxxx>>> wrote: > > > > > > > I completely agree. This should be treated as a search, not > > writing an RFP and see who applies. > > > > Thats absolutely right - people & community over process! > > > > > > This seems ironic, given how focused this thread has been on process. > > The process (RFP vs search) doesn’t matter — either way we need to get > > the best person for the role. > > > > To put it in contrast to Klensin’s comment at the plenary — just because > > someone is engaged as a contractor doesn’t make them a bag of nails. > > Richard, > > That is not what "people over process" means. > > What I mean is this: you find the right person for the job and then you > figure out how to get them into the position to do the job. > > Maybe I should have said "people before process". > > Cheers Leif > > > You say this as if the right person just appears out of thin air. There’s always a process to find the right person, whether that’s posting a job description and collecting CVs or posting an RFP and collecting RFP responses. > > The only way you find the right person without a process is to pick someone you already know. It would be irresponsible of this community to limit ourselves in that way. > > —Richard > >
