The Open Organization book club August 31 - October 16

The Open Organization book club August 31–October 16

Starting on August 31, we invite you to join us for a virtual book club to discuss open leadership, organizational management, and other ideas from The Open Organization: Igniting Passion and Performance, by Jim Whitehurst. We'll go through chapter by chapter each week and see where you help us take the discussion.

Every week, our ambassadors and community members will guide us through a new chapter of the book. They will ask questions and offer insights to get us talking about ways to make our organizations more open. And if you haven't gotten a copy of the book, we still encourage you to chime in with your thoughts—our plan is to frame the discussion in a way that doesn't require a copy of the book.

Up next

• October 12—open discussion thread, how a Cheerleader-in-Chief sets direction, with Jason Hibbets
• October 15—Twitter chat at 2:00 pm ET/11:00 am PT (18:00 UTC) with Thomas Cameron, Charlene Li, Marten Mickos, and others #OpenOrgChat
• October 16—recap from the week

Here's the official schedule.

Week of August 31—Chapter 1: Why opening up your org matters

• August 31—open discussion thread, Why opening up your org matters, with Jono Bacon
• September 3—Twitter chat recap with Chris Aniszczyk, Dr. Philip A. Foster, Chris Grams, and others #OpenOrgChat

Week of September 7—Chapter 2: Igniting passion

• September 7—open discussion thread, Passion and purpose change the way we work, with Robin Muilwijk
• September 10—Twitter chat at 2:00 pm ET/11:00 am PT (18:00 UTC) with Chris Aniszczyk, Lee Congdon, Máirín Duffy, Bill George, Adam Miller, Matt Thompson, and others #OpenOrgChat
• September 11—recap from the week: Talk of workplace 'passion' ignites lively chat during book club

Week of September 14—Chapter 3: Building engagement

• September 14—open discussion thread, The Open Organization book club: Engaging people, with Scott Nesbitt
• September 17—Twitter chat at 2:00 pm ET/11:00 am PT (18:00 UTC) with Chris Aniszczyk, Thomas Cameron, Jason Hibbets, Guy Martin, Charlie Reisinger, and others #OpenOrgChat
• September 18—recap from the week: Engaging discussions of engagement

Week of September 21—Chapter 4: Choosing meritocracy

• September 21—open discussion thread, The Open Organization book club: Reclaiming meritocracy, with Rebecca Fernandez
• September 24—Twitter chat at 2:00 pm ET/11:00 am PT (18:00 UTC) with Kim Jokisch, Brook Manville, and others #OpenOrgChat
• September 26—recap from the week: Putting meritocracy to the test: Open Org book club, chapter 4

Week of September 28—Chapter 5: Letting the sparks fly

• September 28—open discussion thread, The Open Organization book club: Embracing friction, with Bryan Behrenshausen
• October 1—Twitter chat at 2:00 pm ET/11:00 am PT (18:00 UTC) with Thomas Cameron, Máirín Duffy, Brian Fielkow, Gene Kim, Jackie Yeaney, and others #OpenOrgChat
• October 2—recap from the week: In Open Org book club, we let the sparks fly

Week of October 5—Chapter 6: Making inclusive decisions

• October 5—open discussion thread, driving change through inclusive decisions, with Sam Knuth
• October 8—Twitter chat at 2:00 pm ET/11:00 am PT (18:00 UTC) with Thomas Cameron, Máirín Duffy, David Egts, Kim Jokisch, Matthew Miller, Jim Whitehurst, and others #OpenOrgChat
• October 9—recap from the week: Some inclusive discussion about inclusive decisions

Week of October 12—Chapter 7: Catalyzing direction

• October 12—open discussion thread, how a Cheerleader-in-Chief sets direction, with Jason Hibbets
• October 15—Twitter chat at 2:00 pm ET/11:00 am PT (18:00 UTC) with Thomas Cameron, Charlene Li, Marten Mickos, and others #OpenOrgChat
• October 16—recap from the week

If you want to start your own book club, be sure to review these free Open Organization discussion guides.