Hi everyone,
I agree with Pine on his 3rd proposal. Including a representative from the
affiliates and another from the community into the search steering group
should help including the input from wider Wikimedia community. This would
be positive both for the search process and the recruitment.
Regards,
Tanweer
On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 4:12 PM, Oliver Keyes <ironholds(a)gmail.com> wrote:
So you're suggesting we don't find an ED for
the biggest org in the
movement because there's a thread on a mailing list about spinning bits of
it off?
I think hiring an ED can be done safely. Spinning elements off the WMF is
something that has already been done, repeatedly, be it duties (the FDC,
ish) or departments (see the WikiEd Foundation). In neither case did senior
leadership suddenly find they had nothing to do.
I guarantee that finding three executive directors is not an easier task
than finding one, however you split the duties.
On Monday, 18 April 2016, Pine W <wiki.pine(a)gmail.com> wrote:
Lisa,
Good to hear. Thanks.
I'm aware that my first question might feel like it's a lot for the Board
to digest while it's got so many other urgent issues. However, it seems
to
me that any ED candidate would want to know if
spinoffs or a breakup are
under consideration, and that if these are likely or planned then the
selection process will need to take theses issues into account when
trying
to find a candidate with optimal fit. Also
impacting the search process
is
that it might be easier to find two or three EDs
for two or three
separate, smaller, and more focused orgs than to try to find a single ED
who can handle the wide and deep complexity of WMF in its current form. I
have faith in Katherine as an interim ED and perhaps even as the ultimate
selection, and I think that Katherine's abilities will provide us all
some
time and breathing room to think through
questions about possible
spinoffs
and/or breakup. So, we can take some time to
think carefully about the
spinoff/breakup issue before proceeding further with selecting an ED for
an
organization that is currently very complex and
is a significant systemic
risk in the Wikimedia ecosystem.
Pine
On Apr 17, 2016 18:51, "Lisa Gruwell" <lgruwell(a)wikimedia.org
<javascript:;>> wrote:
> Hi Pine-
>
> I can answer your second question for you. We are moving forward with
> hiring the CTO, VP of HR, and VP of Community (in that order) during
the
interim.
Best,
Lisa
On Sun, Apr 17, 2016 at 1:52 PM, Pine W <wiki.pine(a)gmail.com
<javascript:;>> wrote:
> Hi Alice,
>
> Thank you for moving forward with this.
>
> Questions:
>
> 1. One of the characteristics listed is "Experience in leading an
> organization as ED or CEO, very preferably an NGO or F/L/OSS
> (Free/Libre/Open Source Software) organization, with 250 people or
more."
> > But recent discussions have included the possibility of spinning off
> > components of WMF and/or a breakup of the WMF organization, partly
as a
> way
> > to mitigate the systemic risk from a dysfunctional or underperforming
> WMF.
> > So, should we be looking for an ED with the expectation that he or
she
will
> manage an organization with 250+ employees, or should we look for
someone
> who has experience with spinoffs and/or
breakups?
>
> 2. Will the hiring for execs for HR, Tech, and Community wait until
after
> the new ED is selected, or will those
recruiting processes happen
> independent of the ED hiring process?
>
> 3. For the search steering group. would you consider adding a
> representative elected from the affiliates, and a representative
elected
> > from the community, who are not WMF board members and can therefore
be
responsive to the affiliate and community
constituencies without
potential
> conflict with WMF interests?
>
> Thanks!
> Pine
>
> Pine
> On Apr 17, 2016 11:37, "Alice Wiegand" <awiegand(a)wikimedia.org
<javascript:;>> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Finding the next Wikimedia Foundation Executive Director is a clear
> priority for the Board. To address this challenge, the Board has
created
a
> steering group tasked with crafting the actual job description,
planning
> > and conducting the search, and finding ways to include community
> > perspectives. This steering group will be regularly consulting with
the
> > > Board throughout the search process.
> > >
> > > Please see the ED transition team page on meta [1] to find more
> > information
> > > about the steering group, and get the latest updates. We have also
> > included
> > > three questions on the participation page to help us start forming
a
better
> understanding of the community’s various opinions and expectations.
>
> [1]
>
>
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_Executive_Director_Tra…
> > >
> > > Alice.
> > >
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