On Sat, Jul 23, 2016 at 5:18 AM, Pine W <wiki.pine(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Christophe and Dariusz,
Thanks for the comments.
I feel that it's important that Board members be able to ask employees at
any level of the company how things are going. That is different from
providing direction, which can remain in the management structure. But the
information flow up from employees to the Board can be insightful. I'm glad
to hear that C-level exit interviews are happening. Staff surveys are
another element of upward information flow, and I'm very glad to hear that
the surveys have shown a positive direction recently. My understanding is
that there were some intense concerns under previous administration about
employees talking directly to Board members, to the point where somehow
that became forbidden. I hope that those days are behind us.
I hope you'll pardon my intensity on these matters. As you know, I was
alarmed and frustrated with some of the incidents in
the past year. It'll
probably be awhile before I feel at ease with WMF governance. All that
being said, thank you for your your responsiveness and interest in making
positive change. I really am grateful for the good that I see happening in
WMF, and my guess is that many other people are too.
Pine
Nothing to pardon, those are legitimates questions to ask :)
And it is understandable that it will take time, and until such time comes
we will have to deliver on many levels.
The only thing I can ask for is to assume good faith and engage openly in
those discussions. At the end of the day, we are all in the same boat,
pursuing the same goals.
Christophe