It's unacceptable to not know it all
Current AffairsIt’s become unacceptable to not know it all. And in today’s world of information overload, that’s not ok. It’s not doable, so we are …
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Chefs don't believe in Four Burners
CoachI read the Four Burner theory and I call bullshit. Mozillians cooking. The Four Burner theory says that your life can be represented by a stove with four …
Read more →How "I am Groot" defines a community manager's role
open sourceI was watching Guardians of the Galaxy, Part 2 and I realized that while baby Groot was making me laugh, it was Rocket that I understood. Rocket is an …
Read more →What I learned about human evolution in a book about sex
BooksSex at Dawn: How We Mate, Why We Stray, and What It Means for Modern Relationships was an interesting book that sparked many interesting conversations in my …
Read more →Create better processes to avoid difficult conversations
communityThe best way to handle difficult conversations is to prevent them from ever starting. The way to prevent them from happening (or at least to keep them less …
Read more →Can your community get too big?
communityOpen source software communities, like companies and cities, can come in all sizes. They don’t get too big but they can grow faster than their …
Read more →10 Ways Community Managers Make Sure Projects are Healthy
open sourceCommunity managers must make sure their projects are healthy. Before they can help foster and grow a community, they have to make sure it’s a well …
Read more →3 ways open source software communities could learn from Crossfit
open source[caption id=“attachment_2207” align=“alignleft” width=“300”] Photo by Anthony Topper.[/caption] This week I am participating …
Read more →Life at Red Hat: Week 1
work updatesI just finished my first week at Red Hat! I flew out to Raleigh last Sunday night and attended New Hire Orientation (NHO, in Red Hat speak) Monday and Tuesday. …
Read more →8 ways companies have influenced open source software
open sourceA decade ago, I researched and gave a talk called Would you do it again for free? If you worked on an open source software project for free, and a company …
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