Posted by Joe P in Questions for the Candidates - 15 Months
These questions are for everybody.

It was suggested in another question that a candidate may be limited in how effective they could be if they’ve only been back in the club for 15 months after a long hiatus. This inspired me to wonder: “Would we accept this argument about a new person who has ‘only’ been in the club for 15 months?” Then after I thought about it, I realized, I wasn’t really quite sure; that I could kind of see it both ways, and maybe that asking people what they thought would be an interesting way to see how they view the club and the job of President.

1) Do you think a member who joined the club 15 months ago, and was active the entire time, would have the ability to understand the club well enough to be an effective President? If yes, why? If no, why not?

As you stated, this could be very subjective but the short answer… new or old… is no. I believe that the current time and tenure within an organization adds a level of strength, notoriety, and familiarization of the current state of the organization that a less current member simply lacks. There have been many changes in the last 10 years that have dramatically affected the direction of the club and I believe that a few years of active time within the club would give someone the knowledge base of the current climate for one to effectively serve as President.

2) Same question as 1, except replace “President” with “Vice President.” Is your answer any different? Why or why not?

Same answer for the same reason.

I will probably ask follow-up questions based upon people’s answers.

Joe

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