The E-Sylum:  Volume 10, Number 5, February 4, 2007, Article 34

ANA PERFORMANCE EVALUATION SURVEY SUMMARY RELEASED

The American Numismatic Association issued a press release last
week summarizing the results of an independent performance evaluation
of the Executive Director.  The survey was commissioned by the ANA
Board of Governors and conducted by human resources consultant
Personal Management Systems.  The press release only gave high-level
summaries with numeric scores such as:  "... a cumulative average of
2.93; ratings of 2.50 and above reflect positive results in this
category."

This apparently answers the question Bill Rosenblum raised in The
E-Sylum in December, when he wrote wondering who had ordered the survey:
"In October employees at ANA headquarters were visited by someone who
wanted their opinion about the Executive Director for the possibility
of extending his contract. They were told that their answers would
be confidential although at least some did not feel they would be."

 FORMER ANA LIBRARIAN SKLOW SPEAKS OUT
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 THE ANA AND THE BROTHERHOOD AND SISTERHOOD OF NUMISMATICS
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According to the press release, "As part of the assessment, PMS
interviewed 12 ANA employees, some of whom were selected by the
Board and others at random. The identities of those selected were
not released to Cipoletti, and employees were assured that the
information they provided would not be disclosed in any identifying
way to Cipoletti or the Board. Interviews were conducted by PMS
staff, and additional anonymous feedback was accepted afterward."

Former ANA Library and Research Center Director David Sklow writes:
"I was one of the employees interviewed - you can only imagine what
I said!"

As discussed earlier in The E-Sylum, Sklow and Joel Orosz have
disputed the ANA's position on a number of these issues.  E-Sylum
subscriber Howard Daniel had called for a more exhaustive set of
interviews.  He wrote: "I think the ANA Board of Directors should
privately interview all of the staffers, one by one, to find the
source(s) of the problems plaguing the headquarters."

In my own experience in industry, interviews with people LEAVING
the organization are often much more informative.   Joel Orosz adds:
"You bet--you learn more from exit interviews than from ten times
that many in-house interviews."

This give and take over the ANA's problems is likely to continue
for some time.  It will make for interesting reading for future
students of the history of the organization, but these are difficult
times today for members and staff alike.  The latest volley is a
Guest Commentary by Orosz in the February 5th issue of Coin World
(p14).  Orosz offers to serve as an unpaid consultant to an IRS
audit of the organization's finances, although it is unclear that
any such audit is forthcoming.  -Editor]

  Wayne Homren, Editor

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