The selection committee for the Lambden administration’s executive branch officers should focus on complementing student body president-elect Christy Lambden’s strengths and making up for his weaknesses.
Finding the highest quality team of executive branch officers possible is one of the most important determinants of an administration’s success.
The candidates selected should be able to work well together, as well as with Lambden. Having a positive team dynamic is a critical component.
As such, it is essential the selection committee keeps Lambden’s needs for his executive team in mind — by selecting the best candidates for him, not necessarily who the committee members would prefer to work with.
Because Lambden isn’t a North Carolina resident, the committee should recommend candidates who can provide the expertise in state and UNC-system politics that Lambden lacks.
In general, the group of candidates that the selection committee recommends to Lambden should be made up of individuals from a broad cross section of the student body with diverse expertise.
Specifically, Lambden has acknowledged the need for a team that can provide more expertise on academic affairs.
The candidates should also be able to represent the University well, as they will be working with different internal and external actors as the face of student government.
The selection committee should consider some of this year’s more qualified student body president candidates as potential picks for vice president.
