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On 5 Mar 2016, at 1:14 PM, Alice Wiegand awiegand@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hi all, short update, as announced by Patricio:
Our organization needs stability, it needs a chance to rest for a moment and to move on with the things that matter at the same time. That’s why the Board is aiming for a quick decision about the interim ED.
If you want to make a difference you need to act differently.
We know that our C-level team is doing a great job in managing the day-to-day-operations and they all have a deep understandning of our culture, challenges and needs. Who, if not them, knows better what is best for the organization in this moment. The Board is not best suited to make a decision about the interim which can quickly be established and accepted in this situation.
You might want to rewrite the Board manual then because it current reads, under the section The Role of the Board, Effective Board Oversight:
In it's decision making capacity, the Board should:
- Select, evaluate and (if necessary) remove the Executive Director;
Whilst I'm sure that C-level managers are up to the task, that's rather abrogating the responsibility of the Board.
I'm wondering how long till other responsibilities of the Board will be moved to C level managers.
Chris