Dear all, Jean-Frédéric and I just published the learning patterns about this WMFr Board Handbook.
Please find it here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Learning_patterns/Board_Handbook_%E2%88%92_A_shared_vision_of_the_board_role_in_an_evolving_organisation Hope it can be useful, if you have comments, questions or suggestions you're welcome! Cheers, -- Emeric > On 09 Dec 2014, at 18:40, Winifred Olliff <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks for sharing this work, and for also sharing some of the details about > how and why you made the handbook! > > I've also added the handbook, along with WMAT's Codex, to this list of > community resources around decision-making and governance (part of the > organizational effectiveness learning center for Wikimedia organizations) so > other Wikimedia organizations can find it as an example if they are also > thinking about creating or revising their board handbooks: > https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Organizational_effectiveness/Learning_center/Decision-making_and_governance. > Please add to this list if you have other ideas about good resources in this > area! > > Emeric, would you consider adding a learning pattern > (https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Learning_patterns) to the library on > Meta about the creation of the handbook? I think all of the text you would > need for a useful learning pattern is probably already included in this Email > announcement ;) > > Thanks again for your work. > > Cheers, > > Winifred > >> On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 8:24 AM, Jean-Frédéric Berthelot >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> Dear movement fellows, >> >> tl;dr >> >> Please find on Meta the Wikimédia France board handbook (in French) >> < >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimédia_France/Guide_du_conseil_d%27administration >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikim%C3%A9dia_France/Guide_du_conseil_d%27administration> >> > >> >> == Long story == >> >> Wikimédia France is moving forward with its continuous improvement process >> and wishes for an adapted governance. After revising our organizational >> structure [0], and putting in place the systematic evaluation of our >> programs [1], we do not want that governance becomes the limiting factor of >> our improvement. >> >> Since the hiring of our Executive Director who leads all staff, we were >> aware that the board tasks and processes had to evolve. That meant no more >> micro-management or "operational" stuff (except for certain board roles) >> and focus on strategy. >> >> To that effect, at the occasion of our previous General Assembly, the board >> drafted a board handbook [2], heavily inspired by the Wikimedia Foundation >> one (thanks for sharing!) >> >> The goal was to make sure every current member of the Board had the same >> vision of our governance, and to ensure that applicants for the Board have >> a good vision of what it means to be on the Board (expectations, posture, >> do's & don'ts, ...) - like a shareholders' agreement. >> >> This shared version is our first iteration as we anticipate to complete, or >> adapt, this document according to our governance's evolution. It is >> relatively specific to our self-identified strengths and weaknesses. We >> also think that it is closely linked to our structure, our background and >> local context (relation with our ED, local labour law...). >> >> But despite all these specificities, we have (or will have) similar stages >> of development and governance issues: that's why we share with you this >> "Handbook", with the hope that the initiative or the contents can be useful >> for you - even if it's in French. >> >> == Process == >> >> The handbook writing was led by Émeric Vallespi, supported by the rest of >> the board. It was then shared with a restricted circle where we gathered >> input from 6 former board members, with almost 100 comments. We then >> communicated the document to our members before the General Assembly, and >> finally published it on Meta where it joined the Austrian Kodex in >> [[Category:Governance]]. Sharing is caring :) >> >> [0] < >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Proposals/2013-2014_round2/Wikimédia_France/Proposal_form/Organisational_structure >> > >> [1] < >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:APG/Proposals/2013-2014_round2/Wikimédia_France/Proposal_form/Quality_approach >> > >> [2] < >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimédia_France/Guide_du_conseil_d%27administration >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikim%C3%A9dia_France/Guide_du_conseil_d%27administration> >> > >> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikim%C3%A9dia_France/Guide_du_conseil_d%27administration> >> >> If you have any questions, feel free to shoot them to Émeric ;-) >> >> Cheers, >> -- >> Jean-Frédéric >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: >> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines >> [email protected] >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, >> <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe> > > > > -- > Winifred Olliff > FDC Support Team > Wikimedia Foundation > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe>
