Jen, Thank you for all your support over the past few years. I've learned a great deal from you.
I know you are a very busy lady, but please stay in touch with us in a way that doesn't draw you from your projects. Best wishes, Ron in Tokyo On Fri, Feb 14, 2020 at 8:25 PM Bryan Behrenshausen <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > February marks the conclusion of Jen Kelchner's term as an Open > Organization Ambassador. And what a storied term it's been. > > Jen joined the Ambassadors squad in February 2017—but in truth, she's > been contributing to the open organization community long before then. > Jen began her work as a regular columnist, penning a series entitled "In > The Open."[1] That series formed the bedrock of a 16-article oeuvre > exploring the "people side" of digital transformation. Throughout the > years, Jen's writing has consistently reminded us that organizational > transformation is personal as much as it is technological. > > Jen's mark on our community's materials is indelible. She was > instrumental in developing many of the documents that now guide our > everyday work, such as the Open Organization Definition [3] and Maturity > Model.[4] She's contributed to several volumes in the *Open > Organization* book series, penning the introduction for our recently > revised edition of the *Leaders Manual*.[5] The greater Opensource.com > community recognized her prolific work with a People's Choice Award in > 2018.[6] > > And as much as Jen has been on a journey with us, we have been on a > journey with her. We all held front-row seats for the launch of her > consulting firm, LDR21 [7], which continues putting into practice many > of the models and ideas germinating in the open organization community. > Her candor and willingness to share experiences in engagements with > open-minded leaders around the world—whether speaking,[8] holding > workshops, or conducting seminars [9]—have enriched and honed our mission. > > Even more important and impressive than the accomplishments recorded > here are those that can't be quantified. Her participation in community > meetings, her energy at our conference booths and exhibits, her quips > during #OpenOrgChat events on Twitter, her ideas at various community > planning workshops, and her keen sense for "the right GIF at the right > time" have always enlivened our efforts. Jen's unyielding passion for > openness, her unfailing recognition of every person's inherent value, > her quest for more empathetic and humane ways to work and lead, and her > indomitable belief in the power of ideas sharpened through dialog have > in many ways defined our community's spirit. > > As per recent revisions [10] to the Open Organization Ambassadors > program description,[11] Jen has now attained community "emeritus" > status, which includes a standing invitation to any future community > meetings and events, as well as continued access to the Ambassadors' > Discourse hub. We're relieved we won't be losing touch—because I, for > one, can't wait to see what she accomplishes next. > > Thank you, Jen! > > ---- > > [1] https://opensource.com/tags/open-column > [2] https://opensource.com/user_articles/87001/87001 > [3] https://opensource.com/open-organization/resources/open-org-definition > [4] > https://opensource.com/open-organization/resources/open-org-maturity-model > [5] https://opensource.com/open-organization/resources/leaders-manual > [6] https://opensource.com/article/18/2/community-awards-2018#people > [7] https://opensource.com/open-organization/17/3/openness-coming-home > [8] https://twitter.com/JenKelchner/status/963849721109516291 > [9] https://ldr21.com/lausanne-global-workplace-forum-manila-labs/ > [10] > > https://github.com/open-organization-ambassadors/ambassador-program-description/commit/6dc276ff3c2e66df6caa81ebd2345e33ed6aef9f > [11] > https://opensource.com/open-organization/resources/ambassadors-program > > > _______________________________________________ > Openorg-list mailing list > [email protected] > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/openorg-list >
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