On Fri, Jul 26, 2019 at 5:54 PM Brian E Carpenter <brian.e.carpenter@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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:
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> 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@mnt..se <mailto:leifj@xxxxxx>>> wrote:
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> > > I completely agree. This should be treated as a search, not
> > writing an RFP and see who applies.
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> > Thats absolutely right - people & community over process!
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> > 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.
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> > 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.
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> Richard,
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> That is not what "people over process" means.
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> 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.
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> Maybe I should have said "people before process".
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> Cheers Leif
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> —Richard
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