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(a)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(a)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(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.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Alice Wiegand
> > > > > Board of Trustees
> > > > > Wikimedia Foundation
> > > > >
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