### Editor's Note ### Happy Thursday, folks! Today we've published a great piece from ambassador Heidi Hess von Ludewig, who explains the complex spectrum of engaged work (from managed to enabled to empowered). Heidi suggests that the goal of open leadership isn't, in all cases, complete and total employee "empowerment," but rather encouraging the type of engagement a particular task demands.
Plus: Clickable graphic! The Open Organization Ambassadors convene today for their April meeting, so expect brain wave intensification occurring in cyberspace around 9 a.m. Eastern. –B ### New Today ### Heidi Hess von Ludewig: "Managed, enabled, empowered: Three dimensions of leadership in an open organization" https://opensource.com/open-organization/19/4/managed-enabled-empowered red.ht/2TjXowz Sample social media: Different types of work call for different types of engagement. Should open leaders always aim for #empowerment? @heidiheidiheidi doesn't think so: red.ht/2TjXowz #TheOpenOrg #leadership "Before we jump on the employee empowerment bandwagon, we should explore the important connections between #empowerment and #innovation. That requires placing empowerment in context." red.ht/2TjXowz #TheOpenOrg Any role in any organization involves these three types of work occurring at various moments and in various situations: red.ht/2TjXowz (from @heidiheidiheidi) #TheOpenOrg #leadership ### Traffic ### Total page views for the month: 5,070 ### Book Series Downloads ### Organize for Innovation downloads for the month: 18 Workbook downloads for the month: 11 Guide to IT Culture Change downloads for the month: 15 Leaders Manual downloads for the month: 22 Field Guide downloads for the month: 7 ########## _______________________________________________ Openorg-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/openorg-list
