[Ubuntu Leadership] Suggested Name Change

[Benjamin Kerensa]

On 10/29/2011 07:41 AM, Charlie Kravetz wrote:
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> Amber Graner<akgraner at ubuntu.com>  wrote:
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>> HI all!
>>
>> I'll be adding this to our roadmap as well.
>>
>> I think the name needs to be changed to something such as:
>>
>> Ubuntu Leadership Mentoring Team
>> Ubuntu Leadership Development Team
>>
>>
>> We need to be seen as a resource and an argumentation to the
>> leadership/governance structure that is already in place, NOT as a
>> competition to what is already there.  With adding one word to the
>> name of the team we can effectively begin to do this then we can
>> hopefully encourage more people to help out and more of the
>> established leaders join the team as well and collaborate with us.
>>
>> We want people to join the team to because they are all ready a leader
>> in the community and/or they are wanting to improve their own
>> leadership abilities and/or mentor other people to become leaders
>> themselves, by changing the name be become more of a group of team
>> players who are leading through our ability to offer various
>> resources.
>>
>> Thoughts.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Amber
>>
> Having thought about this, I agree the name should be changed. However,
> when I think "Leadership Development Team", I am left wondering what
> team those who are not developers should join. Perhaps it is just me,
> but I seem to eqate development with developers, instead of a team for
> anyone interested in improving leadership.
Yeah like in my prior message "Leadership" groups and classes
at the High School and even College level on the West Coast (U.S.)
have a focus of developing leadership in the participants not in 
actually leading
at the time.


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> Charlie Kravetz
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Sincerely,

Benjamin Kerensa
Team Lead
Ubuntu Oregon LoCo