A number of weeks ago I decided to stick my neck and develop a survey for the industry to determine who is regarded as an individual of high regard. Unlike other surveys, this was not a popularity contest but based upon actual experience with the individuals nominated.
The questions were divided into three main categories:
1. How successful in each of the four domain business models people thought the person was whom they were nominating.
2. How the individual relates to the domain community. For example, do they share openly and try to address big industry issues?
3. The third area was how the individual conducts themselves one-on-one. This in particular removed the popularity aspect of the survey as individuals were asked to reflect on their actual experience with the person they were nominating.
