Hello!

I don’t normally participate in elections, but there’s one set of questions I’d like to pose to each of the nominees. These are questions stemming from my own history, ones I ask of myself when reflecting on my own leadership roles inside the club and out, factors I think are important to look for in leaders and politicians. These aren’t being asked because of any histories of those running. Many of these center on emotion, please note that I’m not trying to infer emotions are bad or even that losing ones temper is, I am not looking for “I am 100% impartial, without emotion in leadership, objective” answers unless that’s how you genuinely feel. I’m highly emotional myself and am interested in hearing what candidates know of themselves in these regards.

• Are there any decisions you’ve made in a leadership position in the club, either on a ship or in a government position, which you regret making, or otherwise would have done differently in the time since then? If so, could you talk about the biggest such decision, in abstract if appropriate, and what that decision may have looked like if it were made with your leadership style today? If not, do you feel your leadership strategies have changed at all in recent years, or have they kept steady?

• Have you ever been in a leadership position ‘over’ a friend whose actions you need to question, investigate, and perhaps reprimand? If so, do you think you acted in an impartial manner? If impartial, did you take any extra steps or talk to anybody else to ensure fairness given that friendship, or did you attempt to follow the same process as if they were not a friend? If you have not been in that position, or don’t think you were impartial, may I ask how you can assure us you can deal with the responsibilities of club leadership which may put you in that kind of position?

• Have you ever lost your temper in the club, or otherwise directed anger and ill sentiment towards another member or members in a way that wasn’t warranted? If so, could you tell us about the circumstances in abstract and what happened after, such as whether you made any apology for it and whether there have been any repeats, or any other information to contextualize it? If you haven’t lost your cool in the club before, do you know what your threshold is for reaching the point of outburst when it comes to being online with each other? How do emotions have an effect on your leadership, if any?

Thank you,
Kevin