Sam Knuth (he/him)

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Minneapolis, MN

I lead a team in Red Hat focused on providing context, knowledge, connection and alignment to our Product and Technologies employees, as well as working to ensure they have an inclusive, equitable, and safe environment to work and grow in. I am a late-diagnosed autistic person and I co-chair Red Hat's neurodiversity employee resource group.

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Authored Content

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…

Some inclusive discussion about inclusive decisions

Week 6 of the Open Organization book club is coming to an end, and yesterday's Twitter chat was an awesome way to wrap it up. Making inclusive decisions through transparency…

The Open Organization book club: Driving change through inclusive decisions

The hardest part about being a catalyst for change in an organization is convincing everyone that the change is necessary, good, and important. This work is much easier—even…

Sometimes you have to put the moose on the table

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…

What value do you bring to your company?

In an open organization, you should be ready to answer this question—at any time.

How I got eviscerated in front of the entire company (and why it was good)

"The fact that this is even a point of discussion [is] incredibly depressing." That was the closing line in an email to the entire company—one sent in objection to a decision…

Authored Comments

samfw

31 Jan 2020

Never enough: Working openly with anxiety

Thank you, Amrita, for sharing your story. None of us know everything - that is probably the one thing I'm sure of :)

samfw

24 Jan 2020

Never enough: Working openly with anxiety

Thanks Derek - I appreciate your feedback! In terms of the question, I don't think I'm in a position to answer except for sharing my own experience. For me, the two are connected (behavioral reaction vs. mental illness) and I don't think I could separate them. I'm also not sure if it makes a difference; either way, I want to work on strategies for moving forward.