Practical Aspects of Collaboration

Based on learnings from Jimmy Lin on running a high performance nonprofit R&D organization, there are clear ways we can apply the learnings to ose. First, focus on skilled professionals. Minimum time requirement. Intensive recruiting process starting with job description. Manager and leader on each team. Quick to fire, slow to hire. 3 paid staff, 100 volunteers. Careful matching of person to the task. Virtual operation. 2 year avg retention. 1 of 8 work out, 1 in 4 are hired. Screening application, interview, and then final interview. Clear roadmap.

For OSE, hiring based on clarity of tasks. Careful guarding of mission drift. Focus on R&D and 10 year plan. Note that what we do is impossible: there is no company that does our breadth, typically, outside of Edison and largest corporations. Think and treat it as hiring, you get an opportunity for meaning, not doing us a favor. 'Doing us a favor' check. No people in between jobs. Work with SMEs. Need to get ownership of projects. Product leader vs participant. Towards leadership, Current State must be understood. Leadership Exam - what are the current states, directions, priorities, and fit in greater picture? What can you commit?