Thanks Phil! Best of luck in the future adventures and we'll see you around.
Jason On 10/18/2017 09:36 AM, Bryan Behrenshausen wrote: > Our esteemed colleague, Dr. Philip A. Foster, will be wrapping up his > tenure as an Open Organization Ambassador at the end of October. I hope > you'll join me in wishing him well and thanking him for his > contributions to our efforts. > > Phil joined the ambassadors in March 2016 and was one of the group's > first members. Phil wrote the book on open organizations (aptly titled > _The Open Organization_) that preceded Jim Whitehurst's by a year. When > we saw and read the book, Jason Hibbets and I knew we'd found someone > that could help us make sense of a burgeoning intellectual field in > which Phil was already playing a major role. He's been a kind and > patient mentor ever since. > > During his time as an ambassador, Phil composed seven articles for > Opensource.com [1]. One of his most popular pieces, "Why we need open > leaders more than ever," appeared as the introduction to the _Open > Organization Leaders Manual_ [2]. Phil was a driving force behind the > Open Organization Definition and a consultant on the Open Organization > Maturity Model when that project was nothing more than some > hastily-pecked notes in a text file. > > As he transitions into his new role in our community, Phil continues his > work as both an instructor of university courses on open organizational > theory and practice _and_ an open-focused executive leadership coach. > He'll be, as my mother likes to say, "plenty busy." > > But as Phil stressed to me recently: "This is a slowdown, not a stop." > Phil remains connected to our community. He will occasionally write for > Opensource.com, and insists he's always just a few clicks away on > openorg-list or on IRC in #openorgambassadors. He is also hard at work > on an introduction to the "Transparency" section of the forthcoming > _Open Organization Workbook_. > > Thanks, Phil, for all your work, insight, service, and mentorship. And > best of luck! > > Sincerely, > Bryan > > ----- > > [1] <https://opensource.com/user_articles/15497> > > [2] > <https://opensource.com/open-organization/17/2/need-open-leaders-more-ever> > > _______________________________________________ > Openorg-list mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/openorg-list > _______________________________________________ Openorg-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/openorg-list
