Re: Appointment of a Transport Area Director

[Martin Stiemerling <[e-mail]>]

Hi Dave,

On 03/04/2013 11:19 PM, Dave Crocker wrote:
>
> On 3/4/2013 1:48 PM, Margaret Wasserman wrote:
>> The problem with this argument is that it appears that we have a
>> choice between "limited knowledge of congestion control" and "an
>> empty seat".  Which one is more likely to be able to learn about
>> it?
>
>
> Carefully considering the tradeoffs and requirements seems to be the
>  corre challenge here.
>
> To extend this point further:
>
> We've defined job requirements that produce an extremely small pool
> of candidates.  In the case of TSV, the pool is zero, but in others
> it is also problematic.  This is a long-standing problem, but we keep
>  ignoring it.
>
> Rather than carefully consider the essential job requirements -- in
> terms of the core work that must be done by an AD -- we seem to think
>  that we can continue with unchanged job requirements.

Not fully true:
There will be a discussion in the TSVAREA session at the IETF-86 meeting 
in Orlando, exactly discussing the job requirements for the TSV AD position:
https://datatracker.ietf.org/meeting/86/agenda/tsvarea/

   Martin

>
> ADs do not 'lead' the work of their area.  They do not initiate the
> work, produce the charters or write the specifications.  Work that
> fails or succeeds does so because it has community consensus and
> demand, not because an AD was diligent or clever.  The job of an AD
> is to facilitate community efforts, not to direct them.
>
> Technical expertise in a technical manager is essential as an adjunct
> to the management.  We keep confusing this essential requirement with
> the kind of work that an individual contributor does.
>
> As long as we maintain that confusion, we will define a job that is
> too demanding, and demands too many of the wrong skills.
>
> d/
>

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