"Please, Tenure Gods of My Institution, please find it within Yourselves to grant me tenure by looking to your own established criteria, which I’ve already demonstrably surpassed.

"Please do it by faculty vote so that we can introduce dramatic subjectivity into a process outlined by a clearly codified list of measurable requirements.

"Please do it by blind faculty vote so that personal agendas, crushes, and vendettas can be mapped onto my hard-earned professional existence and affect me for the rest of my life."... - Jennie Young

While written for academics, this summary of what a fair, open and transparent process for granting tenure would look like has implications for any major personnel decision in any organization.