While I read Opensource.com article " Goodbye Henry Ford, hello open organization," a line describing traditional organizational structures as "rigid and slow to adapt" with…
In the Open Organization book club this week, we're discussing Chapter 1: Why Opening Up Your Organization Matters. Chat with us on Twitter: September 3 at 2:00 pm ET/11:00 am…
Reading The Open Organization was exciting because author Jim Whitehurst catalyzed many ideas that I've had swimming in my consciousness. Jim says that his role at Red Hat is…
Red Hat is known for its open culture. People openly share their opinions, give each other positive and constructive feedback, and make better decisions through collaboration…
The Open Organization book club is in full swing. During preparations a few weeks ago, I was asked (as an ambassador) to pick two of my favorite chapters from the book. During…
Business problems today are too big for any one person to solve. Agile teams are much more effective at solving problems than are lone geniuses. So why do we still reward the…
In the Open Organization book club this week, we're discussing Chapter 2: Igniting Passion. Chat with us September 10 at 2:00 pm ET/11:00 am PT (18:00 UTC) using the hashtag…
On Monday, September 7, I kicked off the second week of the Open Organization book club. This week, our topic was "Chapter 2: Igniting Passion," in which author Jim Whitehurst…
When Jason Hibbets asked me to lead this week's discussion for the Open Organization book club, I wasn't sure what I could contribute. My own experiences as a leader weren't…
I don't read many management books, but I was very curious to read Jim Whitehurst's The Open Organization because there's a lot corporate America (and academia) can learn from…
I recently read an article on Opensource.com that had me thinking about personality traits those of us in open source share. Certain kinds of people are attracted to open…
It's not every day that your CEO gives you a telephone ring, so I definitely remember the day mine phoned me. He'd called to tell me about a puzzling voicemail he'd just…