### Editor's Note ### Hiya, folks!
Today we're bringing you Jim Whitehurst's May column, a wake-up call for anyone concerned about what can only be described as a global crisis of engagement and motivation at work. Check it out (and leave a comment if you like—Jim does love that!). The Open Organization Ambassadors meet this Thursday for their May meeting, so expect the usual flurry of activity and abundance of positive energy around that time. –B ### New Today ### Jim Whitehurst: "Why aren't we more invested in our work?" https://opensource.com/open-organization/18/5/rethink-motivation-engagement red.ht/2w5tiXl Sample social media: Only 15% of employees globally feel engaged at work. How come? @JWhitehurst explores: red.ht/2w5tiXl #TheOpenOrg The roots of our global #engagement crisis run deep. @JWhitehurst does some digging. red.ht/2w5tiXl #TheOpenOrg "As work becomes more difficult to specify and observe, managers have to ensure excellent performance via methods other than prescription, observation, and inspection" (by @JWhitehurst): red.ht/2w5tiXl #TheOpenOrg "As the nature of work changes, the factors keeping people invested in and motivated by that work are changing, too." @JWhitehurst red.ht/2w5tiXl #TheOpenOrg ### Previously Published ### Matt J. Krupnick: "1776 and Red Hat bring together top 'open' thinkers" https://opensource.com/open-organization/18/5/power-open-panel Views last week: 355 Jen Kelchner: "Transforming agile people beyond the digital" https://opensource.com/open-organization/18/5/transformation-beyond-digital-1 Views last week: 88 ### Traffic ### Total page views for the month: 5,464 ### Book Series Downloads ### Workbook downloads for the month: 24 Guide to IT Culture Change downloads for the month: 35 Leaders Manual downloads for the month: 15 Catalyst-In-Chief downloads for the month: 9 Field Guide downloads for the month: 49 ########## _______________________________________________ Openorg-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/openorg-list
