Brion Vibber wrote:

As a longtime part of Wikimedia's community and staff, I would really appreciate some clear answers on what's going on and why we're losing more and more longtime community and staff members while an ED who needs management coaching is still in place.

Please know that many other longtime Wikimedians are (now) paying close attention. To this mailing list, to blog comments, to the wikis, etc. There's certainly no shortage of places for discussion. :-) I expect the immediate issue to resolve itself in the next few weeks. Non-profits move notoriously slowly and the Wikimedia Foundation is no exception in this regard. My respect for the staff of the Wikimedia Foundation has only grown seeing the restraint and maturity with which you all have acted.

MZMcBride

On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 9:38 PM, Brion Vibber bvibber@wikimedia.org wrote:

On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 12:26 PM, Dariusz Jemielniak darekj@alk.edu.pl

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We have started with an engagement survey, and organizational facilitator analysis. More and more current input can be provided by Patricio or others from the Board's HR Committee, but there is also a lot of work done by the HR department, under its new leadership.

Sorry, I couldn't resist. There is familiar story about Ark B, so giving just a random conversation from the Chapter 31:

"So what else have you done?" he inquired after the celebrations had died down. "We have started a culture," said the marketing girl. "Oh yes?" said Ford. "Yes. One of our film producers is already making a fascinating documentary about the indigenous cavemen of the area." "They're not cavemen." "They look like cavemen." "Do they live in caves?" "Well ..." "They live in huts." "Perhaps they're having their caves redecorated," called out a wag from the crowd.