To date, we are getting a good response to the announcement. Overall, the pool of candidates is impressive. A rating system has been developed and the Review Committee is being contacted. One of the ironies of good management is that it is, in part, invisible. With good managers, mistakes are avoided.
Good management is displayed in quiet competence, in the anticipation and preemption of crisis.
It is impossible to place value on a crisis that didn't happen or a problem avoided. This same sentiment was expressed in phone and e-mail conversations with the Executive Committee. During this time a recommendation came forward to keep the office in the Raleigh area. Cost was another factor that contributed to the initial belief that locating in the DC was not a wise decision. First, an error was found in how the monthly fee for the rental space had been calculated.