Jim Whitehurst
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Raleigh, NC, United States
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Peanuts, paper towels, and other important considerations on community
Red Hat president and CEO Jim Whitehurst explains that even the smallest gestures can impact how an organization sees itself—and how it sustains itself. → Read More
The innovation delusion
Innovation is a messy process. Our stories about it aren't. We shouldn't confuse the two. → Read More
Why are leaders so focused on what they'll never know?
We can't predict everything that will affect our organizations. Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst says the only way to prepare for an unknowable world is to open up. → Read More
Dictate less, engage more
Both dieting and changing an organizational culture are easy to explain but difficult to do. Why? → Read More
Rethinking motivation and engagement in the open organization
The roots of our global engagement crisis run deep. Jim Whitehurst does some digging. → Read More
Management, from coordination to collaboration
When leaders stop worrying about organizational friction, people interact more and innovation increases. It's time to stop coordinating and start colliding. → Read More
Try, learn, modify: The new IT leader's code
As the pace of innovation increases, long-term planning is becoming more and more difficult. Let's rethink the way we respond to change. → Read More
Creating a culture of innovation in your open organization
Explore how the principles behind open source--collaboration, transparency, and rapid prototyping--are proven catalysts for innovation. → Read More
Red Hat’s CEO on How to Apologize When You Screw Up at Work
Accountability is a learnable skill. → Read More
Leaders Can Shape Company Culture Through Their Behaviors
Change starts at the top. → Read More
How to make meritocracy work
Meritocracy is one of the most complicated and controversial concepts we associate with open organizations. Jim Whitehurst explains how Red Hat makes it work. → Read More
Jim Whitehurst announces Catalyst-In-Chief, now available
In the past year, Jim Whitehurst has learned a great deal from community conversations about his book, The Open Organization. In a new publication, Catalyst-In-Chief, he recounts those lessons. → Read More
Openness combines sharing, collaboration, transaprency
Last year was a big year for open source. As Wired put it, 2015 was the year open source software "went nuclear". More people than ever seem to realize the power of open—not just as a programming methodology, but as a better way to accomplish just about anything. → Read More
Rejecting the fastest result to achieve the best result
Jim Whitehurst shares a valuable lesson he's learned while leading an open organization: The quickest result isn't always the best one. → Read More
Jim Whitehurst's advice for open leaders of the future
Jim shares his advice for anyone hoping to make a career of leading an open organization. → Read More
How to Build a Passionate Company
It’s not about making people happy. → Read More
Work with (not against) your hiearchy
Jim Whitehurst takes a cue from jujutsu and describes ways to use a hierarchy's strengths against itself. → Read More
Open organizations blur management and leadership
Jim Whitehurst responds to the community-produced companion to his book, The Open Organization. → Read More
Keys to creating a feedback loop for an open organization
There are three key things you need to tackle to get your feedback loop spinning. This is the foundational work that gets everyone pushing in the same direction and creates a safe environment where everyone feels comfortable having difficult conversations. As a leader, you must role model these behaviors, and encourage them at every level of your organization. → Read More
How honesty is the best route to credibility in open orgs
Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst explains how honesty is the best route to credibility in open organizations. → Read More