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TODAYS LEADERS KNOW THAT SPEED and agility are the keys to any companys success, and yet many are frustrated that their organizations cant move fast enough to stay competitive. The typical chain of command is too slow internal resources are too limited people are already executing beyond normal expectations. As the pace accelerates, how do you inspire peoples energy and creativity? How do you collaborate with customers, vendors, and partners to keep your organization on the cutting edge? What kind of organization matches the speed and complexity that businesses must masterand how do you build that organization? Jim Whitehurst, CEO of Red Hat, one of the worlds most revolutionary companies, shows how open principles of managementbased on transparency, participation, and communityreinvent the organization for the fast-paced connected era.
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Jim Whitehurst is president and CEO of Red Hat, the world's leading provider of open source software solutions. Since joining in 2008, Red Hat has been named by Forbes as one of the World's Most Innovative Companies, added to the S&P 500, and designated as one of the best places to work by Glassdoor. Former COO at Delta Air Lines and partner at The Boston Consulting Group, Jim has a BA in economics and computer science from Rice University, and an MBA from Harvard University. He is the author of "The Open Organization: Igniting Passion and Performance".
