Great proposal Chris. If you're still looking for mentors I would be happy to help out.
-- Joyce On Mon, Apr 6, 2015 at 11:24 AM, jonathon <toki.kant...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 06/04/15 17:05, James Carman wrote: > > I would love to help out. I don't know much about the problem domain, > > but I am a "sciency" kind of guy. > > Mentors don't need to know the problem domain. > > The most important quality of a mentor is outstanding communication skills. > > The second most important quality is knowing when to be diplomatic, and > when not to be diplomatic. > > The third most important qualities are: > * How to anticipate potential issues; > * How to solve problems; > * How to resolve points of difference; > * How to guide a group into following _The Apache Way_; > * Teaching the project how to solve problems; > > The legacy of a good mentor, is a project that anticipates potential > issues, and solves them, without ever realizing that they have done so. > > jonathon > >
