[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: inclusion, not exclusion...
- From: "D.D. and Bonnie Ardoin" <cudjoegsd@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <nancy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <pruett@xxxxxxxxx>, <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 12 Aug 2006 16:12:10 -0500
Nancy -Well said! Now I hope we can bury that "dead horse". Listers, with
Nancy`s professional explanation, I see no reason to continue this
discussion unless there is an ulterior motive involved. Have a happy
week-end. D.D.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nancy Harper" <nancy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <pruett@xxxxxxxxx>; <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2006 4:25 PM
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: inclusion, not exclusion...
> Dear Laurie,
> You should know that the closed session was to PROVIDE PRIVACY AND PROTECT
> the various people that had applied for the position of Review Editor. It
> is not good practice to discuss the various attributes or weakness of
> candidates in public by virtue of produced minutes. Nor is it considered
> fair or responsible to publicly "compare" the qualities or lack of
> qualities in various candidates in public. . These are only some of the
> reasons that people are interviewed in private. Each candidate was
> evaluated carefully, the various qualities of each was an open book to
the
> Board, but it is not necessary or warranted that this should be the case
to
> everyone. I don't know of any organization that interviews applicants in
> public.
>
> The committee chair was very responsible in her report to the Board and
she
> was also very through. After the Chair's very complete and comprehensive
> report which, included details and explanations as to why one candidate
> showed certain skills as proven by the candidates own presented work, the
> Board did vote and the vote is one of public record, or will be upon
> approval of the minutes. I don't think anyone of us would want our
> evaluation and the comparison of our skills to others , discussed for all
> the world to see which just might include why we were not as qualified as
> another. Some candidates could consider this damaging to their
> professional reputation. Please do not misinterput, this is not to say
that
> any candidate said such a thing, we were just aware that public disclosure
> is not appropriate.
>
> Ron was the owner of an Executive Search Firm for 25 Years. Under no
> circumstances would a candidate, for any position, be subjected to the
> results of his/her interview and the subsequent resulting evaluations
being
> made public! . I have also been a Human Resource Director of a major
> Hotel Corporation. A candidate should always be assured that his/her
> evaluation is confidential - I have been in court with Company Attorney's
> on this very subject. It is important for the membership to know that
the
> discussions on the Review Editor were professional, considerate and fair
> minded. All Board Members voted their conscious. There was no agenda in
> the consideration, only each Board Member voting as they saw fit after
full
> disclosure was given by the Committee Chair who herself has vast
experience
> in the field.
> It is my hope that this explanation erases any and all speculation
regarding
> the process by which the Board was educated on the qualifications of each
> candidate for the position of Review Editor. The final candidates were
> considered carefully by all the Board Members, that is what we are there
for
> and in my personal opinion each Board Member acted responsibility and did
> what they thought was best. In the end, the recommendation of the
> knowledgeable Committee Chair apparently made the most sense to the
> majority.
> Nancy Harper
> Board Member
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Laurie Pruett" <pruett@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, August 12, 2006 3:40 PM
> Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] inclusion, not exclusion...
>
>
> >When I=20
> >was on this board, I argued heavily not to have closed sessions. They =
> were=20
> >used then to only discuss personal business such as a complaint against a
=
> =20
> >member. Club business should be discussed in open sessions. Again, =
> just my=20
> >opinion.
>
> I agree - there was no need for the Review discussion to be secret. We =
> shouldn't have a club where some are privy to information and some are not
=
> unless the discussion is personal in nature and can affect someone's =
> reputation - like an ethics complaint, for example. This was simply a =
> selection process where there was more than one qualified candidate for =
> the job and the membership deserved to hear the board's deliberations. =
> Had that happened, we wouldn't be arguing about what was said when or who
=
> voted how because there would be no confusion over what was secret and =
> what wasn't.
>
> JMO...
>
> Laurie
>
>
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