Management alone can’t drive open culture change
Creating flexible, decentralized organizations isn’t easy. It requires work from everyone—not just managers.
Leadership Development
We humans never stop learning, but sometimes we get a little set in our ways of thinking. Leadership development helps people step out of their cultural and societal norms to take life by the horns. It is an essential piece in furthering openness within an organization or community. This category explores professional development and talks about inviting leaders to step up and live the open ethos.
CoTech Community Call #2
cross-posted on medium 2am in the Bar at Wortley Hall On Wednesday we had a small, intimate CoTech Community Call. With five co-ops representing (in the… Read More »CoTech Community Call #2
Mess with the dynamics: January Co-op Days
cross-posted on Medium Last week the members of the We Are Open Co-op got together. As per usual, we crashed into Bryan’s family’s lives to… Read More »Mess with the dynamics: January Co-op Days
How to handle criticism of your open project
originally posted on Opensource.com Remaining empathetic when people criticize your project can be difficult. Here’s how my team did it recently. Over the course of… Read More »How to handle criticism of your open project
Social Media Before the Internet, Mindbombs & Media
My talk at #EngagePrague
What to do when your open team has impostor syndrome
Originally posted on Opensource.com Want to overcome your team’s feelings of inadequacy? Start by making different language choices. Recently I facilitated a creative work week… Read More »What to do when your open team has impostor syndrome
3 tips for helping creative people work openly
Leading offline groups can be challenging. These three tips make it easier. Participants in open source communities collaborate in online environments differently than they do… Read More »3 tips for helping creative people work openly
Put your name on the list and be proud of it
Someone said they didn’t donate to a particular progressive non-profit because they didn’t want their name “on the list”. We heard this exact same sentiment… Read More »Put your name on the list and be proud of it
What storytellers can teach open leaders
Learning from great storytellers makes us better open leaders—as long as we understand what these roles have in common. People are natural storytellers. From the… Read More »What storytellers can teach open leaders
We write for ourselves.
Over the last few weeks, many of us Internet people – progressives, left leaners – have been thinking deeply about how we’ve managed to screw… Read More »We write for ourselves.