Whitehurst gives readers an insiders look into how an open and innovative organizational model works. Red hat president and ceo jim whitehurst explains what the community of innovative thinkers, writers, and practitioners that coalesced around. Jim whitehurst is ceo of red hat, the largest open source software company in the world. In his book, the open organization, red hat ceo jim whitehurst discusses how open principles can shape how we guide organizations. Igniting passion and performance, he was able to define the seemingly nontraditional and unorthodox management style that ive utilized throughout my career. Under his leadership the company uses open management principles to how its run to how it makes money. Red hat ceo jim whitehurst in conversation with nexus. With a background in business development, finance, and global operations, whitehurst has proven expertise in helping companies flourisheven in the most challenging economic and business environments. The two companies were, and still are, close partners. Jim whitehurst, red hat ceo and chairman of the board, gives an overview of the advantages of red hat enterprise linux 6, and explains why this awardwinning version brings even more to the technology table. Everything red hat ceo jim whitehurst would say about the. The secret to a billion dollar success story psychology. Before joining red hat, whitehurst held various positions at delta air lines, most recently as chief operating officer, responsible for operations, sales and customer service, network and revenue management, marketing, and corporate strategy.
Whitehurst is an avid advocate for open software as a catalyst for business innovation. Jim whitehurst is president and ceo of red hat, the worlds leading provider of open source software solutions. Jim whitehurst, author of the open organization and ceo of. Red hat ceo jim whitehurst is scheduled to talk about his new book, the open organization. Jim whitehurst, ceo of red hat, one of the worlds most revolutionary companies, shows how open principles of management. In his time here, he has become more than just a believer in the power of open source software.
Im proud to work at red hat, the worlds leading provider of. Red hat ceo jim whitehurst explains why organisations should be open, agile and responsive. Written primarily for organizational leaders, the book demonstrates how adopting open source principles can alter the nature of work, management, and leadership todayand how those principles can form the bedrock. This information is according to proxy statements filed for the 2019. Jim whitehurst, ceo of red hat, one of the worlds most revolutionary companies, shows how open principles of management based on transparency, participation, and community reinvent the organization for the fastpaced connected era. In a brandnew book, red hat ceo jim whitehurst explains what hes learned from leading the largest open source company and how the. According to red hat chief executive officer ceo jim whitehurst, it was an opportunity to bring more open source innovation to an even broader range of organizations. About the author jim whitehurst is ceo of red hat, the largest open source software company in the world. He is an avid advocate for open software as a catalyst for business innovation and, since joining red hat in january 2008, he has more than quadrupled the companys revenue. Red hat ceo jim whitehurst experienced this firsthand six months ago when amazon launched its own version of red hats flagship software, linux.
In september 2014, however, ceo jim whitehurst announced that red hat was in the midst of a major shift from clientserver to cloudmobile. Red hat ceo to deliver discovery lecture on organizational. Analysts, too, were giving the move a thumbsup, including logan purk with edward jones. Jim whitehursts interesting tale of his own reinvention as a leader, with lessons from other leaders in companies such as whole foods, pixar, zappos, and others, finally provides the blueprint that leaders have been seeking. Paul cormier to take over as president and ceo at red hat. I had the distinct pleasure of interviewing jim whitehurst, president and ceo of red hat, the worlds leading provider of open source software solutions. Igniting passion and performance, will be the opening keynote for the inaugural open summit, a forum for college and university leaders, taking place may 23rd, 2016 at new york universitys washington square campus. Igniting passion and performance showing how open principles of managementbased on transparency, participation, and communitycan help. Jim whitehurst is the ceo of red hat, the largest open source software company in the world. Igniting passion and performance is a 2015 book by jim whitehurst, ceo of red hat.
Jim whitehurst is president and chief executive officer of red hat, the worlds leading provider of open source enterprise it software solutions and services. In organize for innovation, red hat president and ceo jim whitehurst reflects on the technological, social, and economic forces impacting the ways we work. When jim joined the company, he became enamored with how open source was disrupting the world of traditional proprietary software. It was quite an honor to speak with jim whitehurst recently about his role as president and ceo of red hat, the worlds leading provider of open source enterprise it products and services. Red hat ceo whitehurst lands 22% rise in compensation. Thats the message jim whitehurst, president and ceo of red hat, delivered to the opening keynote crowd at the 2015 red hat summit in boston at the hynes convention center. Igniting passion and performance, will be the opening keynote for the inaugural open summit, a forum. 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 fastpaced connected era.
Red hat may be the only open source billiondollar unicorn, but ceo jim whitehurst believes the principles that make the company thrive are broadly applicable that is, openness, meritocracy. How red hat became the worlds first billion dollar open source company an interview with ceo jim whitehurst 04142016 12. Red hat ceo jim whitehurst on respect and leadership. Red hat ceo jim whitehurst announced as keynote for open. I must have a mission matt asay interviews red hats newly minted ceo, jim whitehurst, and finds red hat has another believer at the helm. Whitehurst strongly advocates using opensource software as a catalyst for business innovation. How red hat became the worlds first billion dollar open.
He believes that leaders should engage people, and then provide context for selforganizing, and in 2015 even published the open organization. Thank you to jim whitehurst, ceo of red hat, for writing a book about the working environment that calls to my true nature. In his new book, the open organization, red hat ceo jim whitehurst makes the case for catalytic leadership. Heres how to create an open organization infoworld. Red hat is well known for pioneering the adoption of open source technologies in the enterprise. The news recently broke that jim whitehurst is becoming president of ibm. Jim whitehurst jim whitehurst is president and chief executive officer of red hat, the worlds leading provider of open source enterprise it products and services. Whitehurst gives listeners an insiders look into how an open and innovative organizational model works.
As president and chief executive officer at red hat inc, james m. Igniting passion and performance donating all proceeds to the electronic frontier foundation. As red hats president and ceo, jim whitehurst is an enthusiastic proponent of the open organization. Red hat ceo jim whitehurst opens 2015 summit youtube. Jim whitehurst, author of the open organization and ceo of red hat, talks with verne harnish in scale up summit 2016. Igniting passion and performance is a 2015 book by jim whitehurst, ceo of red hat written primarily for organizational leaders, the book demonstrates how adopting open source principles can alter the nature of work, management, and leadership todayand how those principles can form the bedrock of tomorrows most innovative organizations. Learn more about ceo jim whitehursts book and see how inspired modern leadership and radically open organizations are changing business management.
Prior to ibm, whitehurst served as the president and ceo of red hat, the worlds leading provider of open source enterprise software solutions. Jim whitehurst is the president and ceo of red hat, the worlds leading provider of open source enterprise it products and solutions, and the author of. The three pillars of a catalytic leader per red hat ceo. Jim whitehursts new book is called the open organization. Jim whitehurst, the king of open source and red hat ceo was moving up, having been tapped for the. On the record with jim whitehurst, red hats new ceo. Jim whitehurst speakers bureau and booking agent info. It is the industry standard, used by everyone from the dod to wall.
Red hat enterprise linux 6 is more reliable than windows, more open than oracle, and more comprehensive than vmware. Rich bynum, a member of red hats legal team, attributes linuxs success and rapid development partially to opensource. Red hat, which showed the world it could reap billions of dollars of revenue from free software, has a management system thats as innovative as its revenue model. Paul cormier to take over as president and ceo at red hat as jim whitehurst moves to ibm. With a background in business development, finance, and global operations, whitehurst has proven. Red hat ceo extols the open organization in new book. This is part two of my interview with jim whitehurst, president and ceo of red hat, the worlds leading provider of open source enterprise it products and services. The announcement in late2018 of the acquisition of red hat by industry stalwarts, ibm.
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