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The Open Organization Ambassadors Report
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MARCH 2016
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Contents
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{1} Editors' Notes
{2} Ambassador Update
{3} Site Stats
{4} Monthly Highlights
{5} Looking Ahead
{6} Ambassador Notes
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{1} Editor's Notes
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Welcome, everyone, to the March 2016 ambassadors' report!
March was another record month for the Open Organization channel on
Opensource.com, and that success would simply not have been possible
without participation from our community.
OpenOrg content generated 18,626 page views during the month (previous
record: 15,725). We published 11 articles in March, and half our
featured authors were not affiliated with Red Hat.
As we look toward April, we realize we've only two months separating us
from the one-year anniversary of _The Open Organization's_ 2015
publication! As you'll read below, planning for the event is already
underway. Ambassdors and other community members will certainly find
exciting ways to participate in the festivities!
As always, we want to express our sincere gratitude to all our
ambassadors, who truly make this community great. Thank you!
Jason Hibbets and Bryan Behrenshausen
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{2} Ambassador Update
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Ambassadors published the following articles in March:
Philip Foster: "Think open organizations are chaotic? Think again"
https://opensource.com/open-organization/16/3/open-organizations-hierarchy
Laura Hilliger: "How to gain merit, regardless of your job function"
https://opensource.com/open-organization/16/3/how-gain-merit-regardless-your-job-function
Philip Foster: "New management book calls for ditching email and
performance reviews"
https://opensource.com/open-organization/16/3/ditch-email-performance-reviews
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{3} Site Stats
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Our top articles of the month were:
1. Bryan Behrenshausen: "Buffer sees clear benefits to transparent
employee salary policy"
https://opensource.com/open-organization/16/3/social-startup-buffer-transparency-reigns
Views: 2,378
2. Jim Whitehurst: "What it means to be an open source leader"
https://opensource.com/open-organization/16/3/what-it-means-be-open-source-leader
Views: 1,541
3. Phil Foster: "New management book calls for ditching email and
performance reviews"
https://opensource.com/open-organization/16/3/ditch-email-performance-reviews
Views: 1,082
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Page views for March: 18,626 (February: 15,725; January: 12,179)
Field Guide downloads in March: 142 (February: 72; January: 115)
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Newsletter subscribers: 1,787 (-92 on the month)
Newsletter open rate (average): 71.98%
Newsletter clickthrough rate (average): 8.43%
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{4} Monthly Highlights
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In March, we welcomed our newest Open Organization Ambassador, Dr.
Philip A. Foster [1]! Phil has been a wonderful partner and interlocutor
since we founded the OpenOrg channel in 2015, and we're delighted that
he's decided to step into the community role. He's currently writing his
next book about open organizations. We can't wait to see where the
research takes him.
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A March report from Onalytica named The Open Oprganization one of the
most influential open source brands on Twitter [2]—an accolade we would
not have received without the passionate work of our community. Our
thanks to everyone!
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The Open Organization community hosted another successful #OpenOrgChat
on March 17. We also published a recap of the excellent conversation [3].
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In March, Jason Hibbets and Bryan Behrenshausen spoke with a group of
MBA students at NC State Univeristy about their assigned reading, _The
Open Organization_. Bryan also spoke to a group of Danish MBA students
about the book; they were visiting Red Hat tower as part of a North
American tour.
[1] https://opensource.com/users/maximumchange
[2]
http://www.onalytica.com/blog/posts/open-source-top-100-influencers-and-brands/
[3]
https://opensource.com/open-organization/16/3/under-hood-open-organization
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{5} Looking Ahead
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We've begun planning for the book's first anniversary! To celebrate this
milestone, we're hosting "Open Organization Week" on Opensource.com,
which runs from May 30 through June 10. As part of the festivities,
we'll see:
* New OpenOrg content from the community published every day
* An anniversary #OpenOrgChat
* Publication of Jim Whitehurst's collected Opensource.com writings
* A live webcast
* ... and a few other surprises!
With regard to planning, our next step will be to line up the content we
plan on publishing as part of Open Organization Week. You can expect
more details (and a fresh call for writers!) from Bryan in the very near
future.
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We're re-launching the "openorg-list" mailing list!
You may have forgotten it existed (and we'd understand if you did).
We're currently hosting "[email protected]" as a community
communication tool—and, in coming weeks, we'll start using it more
heavily for community announcements, calls, dialog, and chatter. We'll
create list accounts for all ambassadors who don't already have them. In
the meantime, if you'd like to create your own account (or configure
your list settings), you can do so at the official mailman page [1].
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The OpenOrg channel on Opensource.com exists as a platform for dialog
about the future of work, management, and leadership the open source
way. We learn from conversations happening there every day. Lately,
we've been sharing what we've learned through a series of in-person
presentations, both at Red Hat and at local universities.
Know of a group that might enjoy an OpenOrg talk? Drop us a line and let
us know.
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Believe it or not, we're nearing the six-month "half birthday" of the
ambassadors program! To discuss the current state of the program and
hear ideas for improving it, we'll be checking in with every ambassador
through brief, one-on-one chats. Bryan will email you about this soon
(if he hasn't already!).
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Reminder: The next #OpenOrgChat Twitter chat will occur on April 21,
2016, at 19:00 UTC. It'll address "The Open Organization on Main
Street," exploring ways open organization principles can apply to
working in and managing non-software, non-tech firms. Hope to see you there.
[1] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/openorg-list
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{6} Ambassador Notes
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Philip Foster writes:
"I am working on my next book which focuses in on the remote workforce.
I am currently seeking interview opportunities with organizations who
have remote workers—either completely remote or a hybrid remote
organization. I am presently interviewing and conducting a brief
cultural/leadership assessment in hope to bring a better understanding
to readers of what remote work is, how remote workers are led, and what
are the attributes of a successful remote organization. Any help is
appreciated. Contact me at [[email protected]]."
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Sam Knuth writes:
"I've been thinking a lot about the idea of 'ownership,' as in: How do
you take ownership of your own career? This post [1] is something that I
came across on Medium, which I thought was interesting.
[1]
https://medium.com/@timbdesignmpls/fuck-yes-people-within-an-organization-they-don-t-own-can-still-be-an-entrepreneur-c181d6ca82c#.j2q8x7e7f
[Ed. note: Catch the potentially NSFW language in the URL and headline]
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Rebecca Fernandez writes:
"I've been having some great conversations with leaders at Red Hat who
make decisions that impact large, diverse groups of associates. It's
interesting to see how people with different leadership styles approach
decision-making in an open organization. Openness has different
dimensions that people balance in their own ways.
For example, one leader might be open about their business requirements
and constraints and timeline... and openly hold themselves accountable
to those, by opting not to pursue a great idea that comes at a poor
time. Another leader might be open to an idea that comes from an
unexpected source at an unexpected time, and be open about the fact that
they're choosing to expand the timeline or even the business
requirements, because the idea is a great one. Openness can be expressed
in different ways, by different people, especially when it comes to
making decisions."
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