[Ubuntu-US-CA] Asking For Opinion: Leadership Appointment Process

[Mark Garrow]

+1

On 3/8/2010 9:23 PM, Jono Bacon wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> To those of you who don't know me, I am Jono Bacon and I am the Ubuntu
> Community Manager, now residing in the Easy Bay in sunny California. :-)
>
> Aside from just being part of the team, I have also been helping to
> resolve some conflict that has been happening in the team. I have had
> some calls with Neal and Grant and spoken to many of you to gather your
> input about the team and this conflict.
>
> Today I had a conference call with Neal and Grant and both identified
> that a key issue is that sometimes unresolved issues are left open and
> not resolved. Typically in most LoCo teams in these scenarios the leader
> will help unblock and bring closure to these issues. While Neal is the
> leader Ubuntu California, there was some uncertaintly in our call as to
> how formally recognized this is.
>
> I made a suggestion in the call, but Grant, Neal and I all agreed that
> we should not move forward with the suggestion without gathering
> feedback from the team as to whether it is needed. As such, I would like
> to ask each of you to provide feedback on the following suggestion -
> some of you will want to mail me your feedback privately, and some will
> be happy to reply to the list. Whatever method you choose: please
> summarize *your* view, and not the view of someone who has asked you to
> provide feedback one way or the other. The aim of this is for me to get
> a barometer of opinion for this proposal.
>
> This is it:
>
>      I recommend we have a leadership appoint process that works like this:
>
>          * With Neal already the leader of the team, starting from April
>            1st 2010 he would start a formally recognized one year term of
>            leadership (he would be grandfathered in).
>          * In March 2011 a leadership appointment process will happen
>            that works like this:
>                o there will be an invitation for people to nominate
>                  themselves for leadership. There will be a standard wiki
>                  template used for people to produce their case for
>                  leadership and others will provide testimonials.
>                o a meeting will be scheduled and nominations will be
>                  discussed, there will then be a vote using a voting tool
>                  to identify the leader.
>                o if there is a draw or some conflict surrounding the
>                  vote, the LoCo Council will evaluate the case and pick a
>                  leader.
>
> What do you think? Please vote with:
>
>      * +1 - you agree with the above proposal.
>      * -1 - you disagree with the above proposal.
>
> Again, feel free to provide feedback privately to me or publicly on the
> list.
>
> Thanks!
>
>       Jono
>
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