### Editor's Note ### Hiya, folks! Today we're featuring not one but *two* new authors. Len Dimaggio and Juana Nakfour are kicking off a two-part series on "influence" in the open organization.
As we're always quick to note,power operates differently in open organizations—rarely top-down, more commonly bottom-up—and that means leaders and contributors alike need to rethink their approaches to influencing organizational decisions. Drawing on open source software communities as examples, Len and Juana explain how this is possible. Check it out! –B ### New Today ### Len Dimaggio and Juana Nakfour: "Earning, spending, saving: The currency of influence in open source" https://opensource.com/open-organization/19/10/gaining-influence-open-community Sample social media: In open organizations, people gain influence primarily through contribution—not formal title or position in a hierarchy. To make an impact in yours, start here: red.ht/2lOQCo2 #TheOpenOrg "In #opensource communities, influence operates differently. It can't be bought, inherited, elected through a ballot, bestowed through a job title, or gained through celebrity." red.ht/2lOQCo2 #TheOpenOrg "When preparing to attain influence in an open organization, look for problems that need solving. That way, your contributions take the form of solutions as opposed to unwanted additions." red.ht/2lOQCo2 #TheOpenOrg ### Previously Published ### Jen Kelchner: "A human approach to reskilling in the age of AI" https://opensource.com/open-organization/19/9/claiming-human-age-of-AI Views last week: 169 ### Traffic ### Total page views for the month: 15,559 ### Book Series Downloads ### Organize for Innovation downloads for the month: 50 Workbook downloads for the month: 36 Guide to IT Culture Change downloads for the month: 52 Guide for Educators downloads for the month: 334 Leaders Manual downloads for the month: 43 Field Guide downloads for the month: 47 ########## _______________________________________________ Openorg-list mailing list [email protected] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/openorg-list
