Building Belonging

Building Belonging

Just wanted to let you know that I am confirmed for a keynote at [Ohio Linux Fest](https://www.ohiolinux.org/) and I am working on a brand spanking new presentation called *Building Belonging*. Should be a corker. Well, I hope so. Look forward to seeing you all in...
Measuring Community

Measuring Community

You know what, I love being a community manager. I love the challenges, I love the opportunities, and I love the diversity of application and work. There are of course some frustrating elements, and one of these frustrating elements is the pre-conceived perspectives...
Balancing Respect and Diversity

Balancing Respect and Diversity

Just got back home from attending DebConf over in Argentina. I would like to send out a big thankyou to my Debian friends for making me feel incredibly welcome. I was there with a bunch of other Canonical people – Mark Shuttleworth, Jorge Castro, Matthias...
Avoiding Burn Out

Avoiding Burn Out

Well, after all of the theory and contemplation of how to resolve burnout in companies, teams and communities, it seems that one link has [the complete solution](https://www.therightfoot.net/mystuff/whatever/swf/bubblewrap.swf). *Ahhhh…*
Balancing Respect and Diversity

Resource Fetishism

Its funny how the same approximate process seems to happen for many communities, and sub-communities in projects. It happens a little like this: * A new team forms from a small group of enthusiasts. * They create a raft of resources – version control,...