FALLING IN LOVE TOO SOON

Each of us knows what falling in love feels like – that time when we believe that the object of our affection is perfect. There is no listening to someone else’s opinion – it’s love at first sight! As individuals, we fall in love totally, often many times. Falling in love as search committee members is even more risky.
Over time, an individual in love learns about imperfections – small ones and sometimes-BIG ones. For a lover that journey of discovery is a very personal one but for a search committee that journey of discovery needs to be shared and the committee does not have the luxury of a long time for gradual exploration. Making the wrong decision has serious consequences for an entire organization.
Love at first sight, early in the process, limits one’s ability to think rationally, hear others and put the organization’s needs first. Falling in love with a particular candidate becomes an individual response when it should be a committee’s rational journey.

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