I recently received an email from a colleague that, among other things, suggested that I was "playing a shell game." I tend to pride myself on being transparent and honest, so…
Time and again, The Open Organization (and all of the community-driven materials surrounding it) highlights the importance of driving organizational change through…
To celebrate the first anniversary of Jim Whitehurst's book, The Open Organization, Opensource.com will host Open Organization Week—beginning next Monday, May 30. The special…
Back in 1999, when eZ Systems was founded, it became one of the first organizations to pioneer an open source business model. Years later, in 2009, a Community Board was put…
It's been a year since the launch of The Open Organization, and one of the things I'm most proud of is the conversation we've sparked both inside and outside of Red Hat about…
130 stories. 130 suggestions, conversations, and provocations. 130 lessons. 130 insights. That's what we've published on Opensource.com in the past year, when we launched the…
When I joined The Hill Center in Durham, North Carolina, as Executive Director nearly two years ago, I realized immediately that I had joined a wonderful, successful, highly…
I recently saw the following questions on a survey about organizational management, and decided to answer them from my open organization point of view. I'd love to hear how…
Join us later today for an #OpenOrgChat about the first anniversary of The Open Organization! As usual, we'll gather around the #OpenOrgChat hashtag at 2 pm EST (14:00 ET/19…
I recently read Seth Godin's Linchpin: Are You Indispensable? The book begins by addressing the assumptions we once made about being successful at our careers—and explains how…
Sometimes, the fastest route to solving a problem isn't necessarily the best route. That's something I've learned while leading an open organization. Top-down organizations…
When Vali Forrister co-founded Actors Bridge Ensemble (ABE) in Nashville twenty years ago, she was a new graduate with a master's degree and a passion for the kind of theater…