Thanks for the survey. I trust that it will also be "advertised" in other venues.
I notice that it gives ranges of 0 to 5 which is actually six data points rather than the more typical 1 to 5, so there is no "middle ground" on this survey - any answer either has to be at least somewhat supportive or somewhat unsupportive of the statement being evaluated. I'm not sure why that decision was made, but it has led to challenges in past surveys.
I hope that there is good response to the survey and that it is helpful in guiding decision-making. Some of the points may be useful in other contexts as well.
Risker/Anne
On 1 June 2016 at 09:18, Dariusz Jemielniak darekj@alk.edu.pl wrote:
hi James,
thanks for your input. One of the reasons for the survey is asking the community what they think about the key qualities. I think it is quite likely a more effective way of getting a wider input than discussing it on the list. One of the questions in the questionnaire is, for instance, the value one sees in the candidate having a WMF experience.
best,
dj
On Wed, Jun 1, 2016 at 5:32 AM, James Heilman jmh649@gmail.com wrote:
Thanks Alice
IMO we need someone who understands our movements values, that
understands
that we are a movement, and sees themselves not as a decider and
visionary
but as a facilitator. Our movement has no lack of excellent ideas but
does
not always communicate effectively within itself.
As such we need someone who has excellent communication and people
skills.
Technical skills can be hired for at other levels of the organization
while
people skill cannot typically be taught.
Katherine, our current interim ED, appears to have these qualities. If
she
is interesting in taking on the position long term I would hope her candidacy is given serious consideration by the board.
James
On Wed, Jun 1, 2016 at 12:29 AM, Alice Wiegand awiegand@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hello all,
The ED search steering group has been soliciting input for a few weeks,
and
while a few people were fairly vocal about what they were looking for
in
a
new ED, we decided that we needed more input from a broader range of
people
and we want to hear more from our emerging communities. To that end, we have written and published a survey [1] intended to help us both
validate
and prioritize the good feedback we have already received.
Our survey is currently open in the top 10 wiki languages. A sample of editors from various languages have been invited to participate and we
are
also sending an invitations to anyone here and through our networks.
Please
participate in the survey and help us to shape the new ED’s profile.
On behalf of the ED search steering group
Alice.
[1] - ED Search Survey: https://wikimedia.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_5hVS2mJTcJNCxBX
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