Hi Joseph,
No, because board members' first duties are to WMF, not to the community or the affiliates.
Pine
On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 3:43 AM, Joseph Seddon jseddon@wikimedia.org wrote:
Does Dariusz as a community selected board member not count?
Seddon
On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 11:26 AM, Tanweer Morshed wiki.tanweer@gmail.com wrote:
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@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@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@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@gmail.com
javascript:;> wrote:
Hi Alice,
Thank you for moving forward with this.
Questions:
- 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?
- 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?
- 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@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_Tran...
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