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[Graham Binns <graham@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Jul 22, 2009 at 12:41:00PM -0400, Barry Warsaw wrote:
> On Jul 22, 2009, at 12:18 PM, Joey Stanford wrote:
>
>>>  - A fallback process for when things go wrong. This could be as  
>>> simple
>>>   as saying "the backup RM for this release is (Francis|Kiko)."
>>
>> Another option is the way I learned:  Be the deputy RM for a few
>> cycles.  Under the watchful eye of the RM, act as if you are the RM
>> (akin to the co-pilot flying the plane under the eye of the Captain).
>> The benefit to the RM is that there is an extra pair of eyes and
>> someone to partner with. The benefit of the deputy role is learning
>> experience.
>
> This has worked well for me, on both sides of the aisle.  Most recently, 
> I mentored a new Python release manager and that transition went very 
> well.  It was also quite humbling when I finally met him and he turned 
> out to be in high school (and had to have his mom drive him to the Python 
> conference!).

This idea works for me. Just as long as there's a safety net.

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