Hoi,
Who says the WMF is in trouble.. A not so fine patch sure, but in trouble..
that is too much.
Thanks,
GerardM
On 20 June 2016 at 14:58, Stephen Philbrick <stephen.w.philbrick(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
I would urge caution at reading too much into the
A.T.Kearney study. It is
quite plausible that companies in trouble may decide they need a
turn-around specialist, almost certainly an outsider. While some will
succeed, companies in trouble are almost certainly going to underperform
those that were not in trouble. Thus, hiring a homegrown CEO may be a
result of good management, not a cause.
Sphilbrick
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Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2016 17:56:30 +0200
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The Kearney report rings true for me.
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starts right now
hi,
2011 A T Kearney published a study saying that hiring a homegrown CEO let
a company outperform other companies. also price waterhouse coopers
Strategy& and RHR international come to similar conclusions:
*
https://www.atkearney.com/documents/10192/529727/Home-Grown_CEO.pdf/bbba713…
http://www.rhrinternational.com/sites/default/files/V25N1-CEO-Succession-Ma…
* (de)
http://www.finews.ch/themen/karriere/23186-korn-ferry-stefan-steger-ceo-nac…
hiring an outsider CEO has the following
effects:
* higher compensation
* greater risk profile
* wrong expectations about business area and its specifics
best
rupert
On Thu, Jun 16, 2016 at 1:56 PM, Fæ <faewik(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> Thank you! Hopefully there will be a good range of viewpoints!
>
> I look forward to reading a summary of the feedback!
>
> Fae
>
> On 16 June 2016 at 11:25, Alice Wiegand <awiegand(a)wikimedia.org>
wrote:
Update: The survey is still open!
In order to hear from more people, the search team decided to hold
the ED search survey [1] open until Friday, June 17. If you haven’t
already, please take a few minutes to fill it out before then.
Thank you for your participation!
[1] - ED Search Survey:
https://wikimedia.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_5hVS2mJTcJNCxBX
Alice.
On Mon, Jun 6, 2016 at 12:58 AM, Nikola Kalchev <
nikola.kalchev(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
> As a patroller on my homewiki I can say that 15 of the 50 most
> active editors according to
stats.wikimedia.org would be capable of
> answering
the
> questions in one of the ten languages. Those
are the people who
translate
> articles from the ten languages of the survey
(13 from English, 2
> from Russian). Ask a few more patrollers from other communities,
> multiply by
the
>> number of very active editors on those wikis and divide by the
>> number of asked patrollers :). It is not impossible to get a rough
estimate.
>
> Best regards,
> User:Lord Bumbury / Nikola Kalchev
> Wikimedians of Bulgaria, a Wikimedia CEE Spring international
> organiser
>
> On Sun, Jun 5, 2016 at 11:45 PM, Dariusz Jemielniak
> <darekj(a)alk.edu.pl>
> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Jun 5, 2016 at 5:07 PM, Nikola Kalchev <
nikola.kalchev(a)gmail.com
>> >
>> > wrote:
>> >
>> >> Dariusz, thank you for your clarification. I understand that
>> translations
>> >> take time.
>> >>
>> >> Would you please elaborate on the assumption that the most
>> >> important principle of the ED search committee was speed and not,
e.g.
>> participation
>> >> of a larger part of the community? What would the bad effects of
>> >> a 2
>> months
>> >> longer search on the WMF be?
>> >>
>> >
>> > The assumption is that any organization under an interim leader
>> > is basically frozen. An interim leader is unlikely to make any
change.
Also,
> > one of the gripes of the past was a long
(way over a year)
> > process of
ED
> > searching. The ED search team wants to
avoid repeating this.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>
> >> I fear that user groups will be underrepresented again (another
notable
> >> example is the number of
representatives at the WMCON with
> >> chapters
> having
> >> up to four participants and user groups exactly one). There are
> >> 59
user
> >> groups and (as well as I could
count) only 10 of them will be
> >> able to participate at the survey in their own language. Why was
> >> the opinion
of
> 49
> >> user groups considered less worth that a delay of two months?
> >>
> >
> > I think the main assumption may have been that there will be
decreasing
> > differences - that is, the differences
between the views
> > expressed in
the
> > 10 major languages will not be big in
general. Of course, we will
> > see whether there are significant differences within these 10.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Jun 5, 2016 at 5:16 PM, Yaroslav M. Blanter
> > <putevod(a)mccme.ru
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Whereas I fully understand and partially share the sentiment,
> >> may I please repeat the question I asked on this list in
> >> relation to a
similar
>> >> topic some time ago. Could we estimate a number of active
>> >> community
>> members
>> >> (whom we would reasonably expect to participate in the survey)
>> >> who do
>> not
>> >> speak any of the languages to which the survey was translated,
>> >> to the
>> point
>> >> that their ability to fill in the survey would depend on the
others?
If
> >> this is a considerable number, or if
it is less significant but
> >> considerably compromises on the representation, which languages
> >> do
these
> >> community members speak?
> >>
> >>
> > Yaroslav's question is a good one - I don't know from the top of
> > my
head
> > how to estimate this easily. However,
let me repeat: we are
> > asking
> general
> > questions, and the results are not binding. It is not an issue of
> > representation. I doubt if there will be huge cultural
> > differences to
the
> > extent that the questionnaire would
bring different results if 10
> > more languages were added, mainly because I think that wiki-world
> > is quite hermetic and has a culture of its own.
> >
> >
> > cheers,
> >
> > dj
> >
> >
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Hi Martin,
Thanks for sharing the news. I am keen to participate at the “Engaging
local Wikipedians” workshop. Would you please ensure me whether I can
share
some of the learning we (as a community in
Bangladesh) have attained
regarding engaging the diverse local Wikipedians?
Regards,
Tanweer
On Sat, Jun 18, 2016 at 3:50 AM, Martin Rulsch <
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> Hi Wikimaniacs!
> Wikimania is just around the corner
and many people looking forward to
the
wide range of topics. Following the general idea
of sharing knowledge
about
> best practices, the Volunteer Support Department of Wikimedia
Deutschland
warmly
invites you to the pre-conference workshops “Engaging local
Wikipedians” and “German Wikipedia”.
*“Engaging local Wikipedians” workshop*
The German Chapter supports several groups with the installation,
funding,
> and support of local spaces where community members can sozialize,
write
> articles, plan projects, share knowledge,
start cooperations, teach new
> editors, and so one. These are places where Wikipedians have a face.
>
> Several local groups will hold lightning talks about their activities.
> Further, a study by Wikimedia Deutschland on the local spaces will be
> presented. Nevertheless, getting local Wikipedians together does not
only
> work in actual rooms but in several other
ways, fitting to the
respective
> needs of the communities and general
conditions. One solution for
example
> is the Kumusha Bus that educates several
communities in Africa about
the
> Open Movement. Of course, organizing student
groups for Wikipedia in
> several cities is another one.
>
> We warmly invite you to share your experiences in this workshop.
Learning
from each
other is the main goal of this workshop.
Basic information for “Engaging local Wikipedians” workshop:
- Date: Thursday, 23 June
- Time: 9.30–13.00
- Place: Villa Rogo (20 min away from the center)
- Find more information on
https://wikimania2016.wikimedia.org/wiki/Workshop:_Engaging_local_Wikipedia…
>
> *“German Wikipedia” workshop*
>
> The community of the German-language Wikipedia is one of the most
active
> ones in the Wikiverse. Several volunteers
will attend Wikimania this
year
and
prepared presentations on a broad variety of topics they are
interested
in, from a presentation of the Young Wikipedians
group to a photography
workshop focused on flashes.
They warmly invite you into the German house, the Villa Rogo, to the
“German Wikipedia” workshop that follows the previous “Engaging local
Wikipedians” workshop (we plan to serve Italian pasta for you in our
kitchen ;-)).
If you ever wanted to know what the German community is doing, or when
you
are curious what their affairs of the heart are,
join this workshop and
be
excited!
Basic information for “German Wikipedia” workshop:
- Date: Thursday, 23 June
- Time: 14.00–18.00
- Place: Villa Rogo (20 min away from the center)
- Find more information on
https://wikimania2016.wikimedia.org/wiki/Workshop:_German_Wikipedia
If you have any question, please don't hesitate to contact me.
Best,
Martin
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Dear all,
It is my pleasure to announce the recognition of a new Wikimedia User
Group in the United States: Kentucky Wikimedians [1]
Their efforts are focused on providing support to those in Kentucky who
are interested in creating and expanding content in the different
Wikimedia projects. They have already organized some meetups and plan to
expand their activities in the state.
Welcome!
1:
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Kentucky_Wikimedians_User_Group
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