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Join the open organization community conversation about open organizational design and culture. Read more about the ways open principles like transparency, collaboration, and community are changing the way we work, manage, and lead.

The best ideas win: Community reflections on The Open Organization

The Open Organization concludes with an invitation: "Join us on our journey by engaging in the discussion on Opensource.com," Jim Whitehurst writes. "We look forward to…

Celebrating six months of The Open Organization

Birthdays mark time. They ask us to look back—at our accomplishments and stumbles, our histories and their invaluable lessons. They also encourage us to look forward—to our…

What to do when an employee's passion dwindles

Frank, a longstanding member of my team, was unhappy and disengaged. He was visibly upset, avoided speaking up in meetings, and had declining productivity. It was obvious to…

Leveraging 21st-century education with open source

16 FOSSisms to kickstart K-12 education

As I read Jim Whitehurst's The Open Organization, as well as articles about initiatives involving educators and students in open source projects and communities, I imagined…

Open organizations need calm, calculating catalysts

The last chapter of T he Open Organization talks about how a leader in an open community has to be a catalyst, "an agent that provokes or speeds significant change in action."…

10 inspirational books for open leadership principles

Working the open source way always involves standing on the shoulders of giants. And in a recent interview with Business Insider, Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst acknowledges the…

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