Comments on: Transformation at Work – Part I, Courage https://www.21weeks.com/blog/change/transformation-at-work-part-i-courage/ Mon, 16 Jul 2012 21:26:08 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38 By: Tom Butta https://www.21weeks.com/blog/change/transformation-at-work-part-i-courage/#comment-112 Thu, 15 Jul 2010 14:16:05 +0000 https://www.21weeks.com/?p=26#comment-112 While Red Hat needed to change its business model in order to scale its business, it also had the challenge of remaining true to the critical open source community. If Red Hat's actions were seen by this incredibly influential body of zealots as 'selling out' then it would lose all credibility for word would spread like wildfire. Fortunately, Red Hat not only stayed close to the community, it also did right by the community whenever and wherever it could.

Have you had to stay true to your most loyal early users while transitioning your business? Tell us what that was like.

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