Great to have served with you, Phil! All the best!
chad ---- Chad Whitacre http://whit537.org/ +1-412-925-4220 (cell) On Wed, Oct 18, 2017 at 11:30 AM, Jason Hibbets <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >
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