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
On Mon, Jun 20, 2016 at 8:00 AM, <wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org> wrote: > Send Wikimedia-l mailing list submissions to > wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > wikimedia-l-ow...@lists.wikimedia.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Wikimedia-l digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Community survey to support the WMF ED search starts > right now (Peter Southwood) > 2. somja (Gerard Meijssen) > 3. Re: Invitation to “Engaging local Wikipedians” and > “German Wikipedia” Workshop at Wikimania (Tanweer Morshed) > 4. Recognition of Kentucky Wikimedians (Carlos M. Colina) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2016 17:56:30 +0200 > From: "Peter Southwood" <peter.southw...@telkomsa.net> > To: "'Wikimedia Mailing List'" <wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Community survey to support the WMF ED > search starts right now > Message-ID: <01f701d1ca43$27ab1c80$77015580$@telkomsa.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > The Kearney report rings true for me. > Cheers, > Peter > > -----Original Message----- > From: Wikimedia-l [mailto:wikimedia-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] On > Behalf Of rupert THURNER > Sent: Saturday, June 18, 2016 11:47 PM > To: Wikimedia Mailing List > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Community survey to support the WMF ED search > 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/bbba713e-1a54-421f-81f9-4299faad42aa > * http://newsinfo.iu.edu/news-archive/17975.html > * > > http://www.rhrinternational.com/sites/default/files/V25N1-CEO-Succession-Makin_1.pdf > * (de) > > http://www.finews.ch/themen/karriere/23186-korn-ferry-stefan-steger-ceo-nachfolge-wechsel-pwc-strategy?xing_share=news > 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 <fae...@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 <awieg...@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.kalc...@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 > > >> <dar...@alk.edu.pl> > > >> wrote: > > >> > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > On Sun, Jun 5, 2016 at 5:07 PM, Nikola Kalchev < > > nikola.kalc...@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 > > >> > <pute...@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 > > >> > > > >> > > > >> _______________________________________________ > > >> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > >> New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > >> Unsubscribe: > > >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > >> <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe > > >> > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Alice Wiegand > > > Board of Trustees > > > Wikimedia Foundation > > > > > > Support Free Knowledge: https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > > Unsubscribe: > > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > -- > > fae...@gmail.com https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Fae > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 2016.0.7640 / Virus Database: 4604/12447 - Release Date: 06/18/16 > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 19 Jun 2016 23:14:16 +0200 > From: Gerard Meijssen <gerard.meijs...@gmail.com> > To: Amna Haji Younus <amnahajiyou...@gmail.com>, Wikimedia Mailing > List <wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: [Wikimedia-l] somja > Message-ID: > <CAO53wxXSjEbvMYrCQ2yWhcqwFJ7QMHGDjopGanLjEX= > qls1...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2016 11:41:41 +0600 > From: Tanweer Morshed <wiki.tanw...@gmail.com> > To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org> > Subject: Re: [Wikimedia-l] Invitation to “Engaging local > Wikipedians” and “German Wikipedia” Workshop at Wikimania > Message-ID: > <CAACXsgkxZ=Gy+9GPrW4XyaxithyoW1wP6MEiMVhoB= > koy5h...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > 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 <martin.rul...@wikimedia.de > > > wrote: > > > 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_Wikipedians > > > > *“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 > > > > -- > > Martin Rulsch > > Team Ideenförderung > > > > Wikimedia Deutschland e. V. | Tempelhofer Ufer 23-24 | 10963 Berlin > > Tel. (030) 219 158 26-0 > > http://wikimedia.de > > > > Stellen Sie sich eine Welt vor, in der jeder Mensch an der Menge allen > > Wissens frei teilhaben kann. Helfen Sie uns dabei! > > http://spenden.wikimedia.de/ > > > > Wikimedia Deutschland - Gesellschaft zur Förderung Freien Wissens e. V. > > Eingetragen im Vereinsregister des Amtsgerichts Berlin-Charlottenburg > unter > > der Nummer 23855 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für > > Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/029/42207. > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: > > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines > > New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, > > <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > > -- > Regards, > Tanweer > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2016 10:02:35 +0300 > From: "Carlos M. Colina" <ma...@wikimedia.org.ve> > To: wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Recognition of Kentucky Wikimedians > Message-ID: <c2a214d6-eaf6-032a-5027-d8131d9b6...@wikimedia.org.ve> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed > > 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 > > > -- > "*Jülüjain wane mmakat* ein kapülain tü alijunakalirua jee wayuukanairua > junain ekerolaa alümüin supüshuwayale etijaanaka. Ayatashi waya junain." > Carlos M. Colina > Socio, A.C. Wikimedia Venezuela | RIF J-40129321-2 | > www.wikimedia.org.ve <http://wikimedia.org.ve> > Chair, Wikimedia Foundation Affiliations Committee > Phone: +972-52-4869915 > Twitter: @maor_x > > El logotipo y el nombre de Wikimedia, Wikimedia Venezuela, Wikipedia, > Wikimedia Commons, Wikimedia Incubator, Wiktionary y otros proyectos > relacionados son marcas registradas usadas bajo permiso expreso de su > titular, la Fundación Wikimedia, Inc., una organización sin fines de lucro. > Otros nombres y marcas pertenecen a sus respectivos propietarios. > > Asociación Civil Wikimedia Venezuela (Wikimedia Venezuela) | RIF.: > J-40129321-2 | Los Teques, Estado Miranda. 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