@@ -198,7 +198,11 @@ lead is, and the date that it takes effect.
198198Why should we * not* do this?
199199
200200Committing to specific term lengths puts pressure on the leads to identify new
201- leaders earlier than they might otherwise.
201+ leaders earlier than they might otherwise. Note that If the leads fail to identify
202+ any suitable candidates, then we will have hit a (hopefully exceptional) situation
203+ where we will need to ask the current leadership to stay on board for longer than
204+ expected. At that point, the leads' ongoing goals ** must** include the proactive
205+ seeking of the next generation of leaders.
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203207# Rationale and alternatives
204208[ rationale-and-alternatives ] : #rationale-and-alternatives
@@ -224,8 +228,9 @@ team, or some superset thereof) gets to vote for who the new junior lead will
224228be.
225229
226230When it comes to co-leadership, the two leaders need to be able to work
227- together effectively. We do not want to end up with a pair of leaders who cannot
228- talk to each other. Therefore, we currently are choosing a system where the
231+ together effectively; we believe they need compatible working styles
232+ and complementary sets of skills. Therefore, we currently are choosing a
233+ system where the
229234current leaders have final say on who the next junior lead will be, in order to
230235optimize for healthy intra-leader communications.
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