# Leadership Published articles for Leadership. This is one page of public article previews, not the complete archive. Follow Next page to continue. Summaries are not the original full articles. ## Executive Director Search Extended to September 22 DevFeed: [Executive Director Search Extended to September 22]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Jeff Triplett and the DSF Board Published: 2026-09-16T12:50:40Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [The Django weblog]() Topics: [Django](), [Open Source](), [Job]() Tags: [2026](), [communication](), [community](), [django](), [framework](), [fundraising](), [job](), [leadership](), [open-source](), [organizational](), [python](), [relationships]() ### AI overview The Django Software Foundation has extended applications for its first Executive Director through September 22, 2026, anywhere on Earth. The role focuses on fundraising, partnerships, operations, and supporting the Django community. ### Source excerpt We are extending the search for the Django Software Foundation's first Executive Director. Applications now close at the end of Tuesday, September 22, 2026, anywhere on Earth (AoE). As long as it is still September 22 somewhere, your application counts. We are happy with the applications we received. We also knew several people had applications in progress, and it took a while for word about the role to reach everyone it should have. Giving people a little more time felt like the fairest option. If you were most of the way there, you have until Tuesday. If you have already applied, this does not slow anything down for you. We are reviewing applications as they come in, and we will reach out to candidates and schedule interviews on the same timeline we planned. The Executive Director will play a central role in helping the DSF grow its capacity and build a sustainable future for the Django project and its community. That includes leading fundraising and partnerships, supporting the Foundation's operations and programs, and working closely with the board, staff, volunteers, and the wider Django community. We are looking for an experienced nonprofit leader who is comfortable taking on a broad role and building things as they go. Fundraising is central to this job. We need someone who is at ease sitting down with companies, making the case for Django, and connecting what the DSF does to what those organizations care about. Much of the Foundation's future depends on growing those relationships and turning them into steady support. You don't need to be a Django or Python expert, and you don't need prior involvement in the Django community. Experience with open source or other community-driven organizations is welcome, but we are primarily looking for someone with strong fundraising instincts, plus leadership, communication, relationship-building, and organizational skills. Could that person be you? If you have been waiting for the right opportunity to step forward, we enc ## Presentation: Lead Without a Ladder: How I Climbed Into Engineering Leadership DevFeed: [Presentation: Lead Without a Ladder: How I Climbed Into Engineering Leadership]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Pauline Jepp Published: 2026-09-15T09:10:00Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [InfoQ]() Topics: [engineering-leadership](), [systems]() Tags: [alignment](), [careers](), [chief-engineer](), [culture-methods](), [engineering](), [engineering-leadership](), [infoq](), [leadership](), [mentorship](), [presentation](), [qcon-san-francisco-2025](), [qcon-software-development-conference](), [safety](), [team](), [transcripts](), [trust]() ### AI overview Pauline Jepp discusses how systems thinking, rock climbing, and flocking behaviors inform engineering leadership. She covers balancing team autonomy with alignment, supporting mentorship and other invisible work, and transitioning from hands-on engineering to leadership while maintaining organizational trust and psychological safety. ### Source excerpt Pauline Jepp explains how systems thinking, rock climbing, and flocking behaviors apply to engineering leadership. She shares strategies for balancing team autonomy with alignment, supporting invisible work like mentorship, and navigating transitions from hands-on engineer to engineering leader while maintaining organizational trust and psychological safety. By Pauline Jepp ## AI x QA Leadership Summit 2026: Building the AI-Native QA Engine DevFeed: [AI x QA Leadership Summit 2026: Building the AI-Native QA Engine]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Shweta Chhillar Published: 2026-09-11T06:34:59Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [BrowserStack Blog]() Topics: [Testing](), [AI Strategy](), [Artificial Intelligence]() Tags: [2026](), [ai](), [events](), [free](), [governance](), [leadership](), [practitioner](), [qa](), [quality-engineering](), [september-2026](), [summit](), [virtual-event](), [workflow](), [workshops]() ### AI overview BrowserStack's 11th QA Leadership Summit is a free virtual event on 23 September 2026. It offers separate tracks on AI strategy and governance for QA leaders and applied AI testing skills for practitioners, with the theme "Building the AI-Native QA Engine." ### Source excerpt BrowserStack's 11th QA Leadership Summit runs 23 September 2026, free and virtual. Two tracks: AI strategy and governance for QA leaders, applied AI testing for practitioners. Speakers from AWS, Amazon, Atlassian, KPMG and S&P Global. ## Honoring #IconsOfQuality: Keith Klain DevFeed: [Honoring #IconsOfQuality: Keith Klain]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Rajrupa Roychowdhury Published: 2026-09-10T11:56:43Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [BrowserStack Blog]() Topics: [Testing](), [Artificial Intelligence](), [systems](), [Software]() Tags: [ai](), [community](), [enterprise](), [financial-services](), [icons-of-quality](), [infrastructure](), [insights](), [integration](), [keynote](), [leadership](), [operational](), [quality-engineering](), [systems](), [technology](), [testing](), [thought-leadership](), [uk]() ### AI overview BrowserStack profiles Keith Klain as an influential figure in software quality and testing. The article highlights his work in AI assurance, quality engineering, operational risk, systems thinking, and strategic enterprise transformation, along with his contributions to the testing community and thought leadership. ### Source excerpt To celebrate the relentless passion and invaluable contributions of leaders in software quality, BrowserStack is proud to honour Icons of Quality. ## Call for volunteers: Fundraising Working Group DevFeed: [Call for volunteers: Fundraising Working Group]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Priya Pahwa Published: 2026-09-08T19:27:14Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [The Django weblog]() Topics: [Django]() Tags: [building](), [business](), [community](), [development](), [django](), [ecosystem](), [events](), [executive](), [framework](), [infrastructure](), [leadership](), [open-source](), [partnerships](), [python](), [sales](), [support]() ### AI overview The Django Software Foundation is recruiting volunteers for a Fundraising Working Group as it pursues a 2026 fundraising goal of $500,000 and prepares to hire its first Executive Director. The group will help develop sponsorships, partnerships, donor relationships, and new fundraising initiatives for the Django project. ### Source excerpt The Django Software Foundation is looking for people to join the Fundraising Working Group. This is a particularly interesting time to get involved. The DSF has raised its 2026 fundraising goal to $500,000. That funding is what allows us to continue supporting the Django Fellows, Django Girls, community events, Djangonaut Space, infrastructure, and the many other things that keep the Django ecosystem going. It also gives the DSF the room to do something new: hire its first Executive Director. You can read more about the DSF's fundraising goals for 2026 in this post. Getting there will take more than asking people to donate. We need to think about how we build relationships with companies that depend on Django, how we make sponsorships meaningful, how we find new ways for organisations to support the project, and how we communicate the value of investing in Django. That is where the Fundraising Working Group comes in. The DSF is hiring an Executive Director who will bring dedicated, day-to-day leadership to the Foundation, including sponsorship development and partner relationships. The Fundraising Working Group will have an opportunity to work closely with the person in this role as we build out our fundraising efforts. Who are we looking for? We'd love to have people who have done this before. If you have experience with fundraising, sponsorships, partnerships, business development, sales, donor relationships, or building relationships with companies, there is plenty of scope to put that experience to work. We need people who can help identify opportunities, open doors, develop ideas, and turn them into actual fundraising initiatives. But you don't need to be a fundraising expert to join. Maybe you've never worked on fundraising before, but you know how companies make decisions about supporting open source. Maybe you have ideas for how Django could engage organisations that rely on it. Maybe you are good at building relationships, telling a compelling story, organi ## Our LDX3 New York 2026 Picks - Justin Mancinelli DevFeed: [Our LDX3 New York 2026 Picks - Justin Mancinelli]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2026-09-08T13:00:00Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Touchlab | Enterprise Mobile Innovation & Development]() Topics: [Software Engineering](), [AI Engineering](), [Mobile](), [Kotlin Multiplatform](), [decision-making]() Tags: [2026](), [ai](), [community](), [conference](), [kotlin](), [kotlin-multiplatform](), [leadership](), [mobile]() ### AI overview Touchlab's Justin Mancinelli previews the LDX3 New York 2026 talks the company is most interested in, highlighting software engineering leadership, AI's effects on engineering and management, innovation practices, and mobile development with Kotlin Multiplatform. ### Source excerpt LDX3 is back in NYC and Touchlab will be in attendence. Here are the talks we're most excited about. ## Community consultation on increasing diversity in APNIC community leadership: Stage 1 report released DevFeed: [Community consultation on increasing diversity in APNIC community leadership: Stage 1 report released]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Kenny Huang Published: 2026-09-04T05:34:12Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [APNIC Blog]() Topics: [Internet](), [Network]() Tags: [apnic-62](), [apnic-ec](), [community](), [diversity](), [emerging-leaders](), [governance](), [guest-post](), [leadership](), [remote](), [survey](), [time]() ### AI overview The APNIC Executive Council has released the Stage 1 report from a consultation on increasing diversity in APNIC community leadership. The consultation gathered input from 49 participants across 21 economies and identified themes including leadership pathways, election barriers, and the time and support required for participation. A second consultation is planned at APNIC 62, followed by a final report. ### Source excerpt The APNIC Executive Council has released the Stage 1 report on APNIC's community consultation on increasing diversity in APNIC community leadership. The discussion will continue at APNIC 62 in Mumbai, with remote participation available. ## The Pulse: Meta wanted to reduce teams by 60% because of AI DevFeed: [The Pulse: Meta wanted to reduce teams by 60% because of AI]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Ivan Klaric Published: 2026-09-03T17:01:49Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [The Pragmatic Engineer]() Topics: [Meta](), [Artificial Intelligence](), [AI Strategy](), [Job]() Tags: [ai](), [ai-training](), [company](), [engineering](), [facebook](), [instagram](), [job-cuts](), [leadership](), [meta](), [organization](), [reporting](), [teams]() ### AI overview The article examines Meta's proposed Project Organization Transformation, which envisioned reducing many existing teams by 60% as AI took over more daily work. It also discusses earlier layoffs, reassignment of engineers to AI training, low morale, and operational outages, while noting that the larger layoff plan did not proceed. ### Source excerpt An in-depth report by Reuters details how Meta's leadership decided to slash team sizes by 60%. Zuckerberg changed his mind, and now the company is stuck with low morale and culture turned mercenary. ## Walter Torous named executive director of MIT Center for Real Estate DevFeed: [Walter Torous named executive director of MIT Center for Real Estate]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Denise Brehm | MIT Center for Real Estate | Department of Urban Studies and Planning Published: 2026-09-01T21:25:00Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [MIT AI News]() Topics: [Finance]() Tags: [academic](), [ai-and-real-estate](), [architecture](), [artificial-intelligence](), [center-for-real-estate](), [civil-and-environmental-engineering](), [education-teaching-academics](), [executive](), [faculty](), [hashim-sarkis](), [leadership](), [machine-learning](), [master-of-science-in-real-estate-development-program-msred](), [media-lab](), [mit-center-for-real-estate](), [mit-cre](), [mit-dusp](), [mit-leadership](), [mit-sloan-school-of-management](), [operations](), [pandemic-effect-on-real-estate](), [program](), [real-estate](), [residential-real-estate](), [school-of-architecture-and-planning](), [school-of-engineering](), [siqi-zheng](), [urban-studies-and-planning](), [walter-torous]() ### AI overview Walter Torous, a senior lecturer at MIT and director of the Master of Science in Real Estate Development Program, became executive director of the MIT Center for Real Estate effective July 1, 2026. He will oversee the center's teaching, consortium activities, fundraising, events, staff, budget, and strategic direction. ### Source excerpt The senior lecturer, already director of the degree program, will now oversee all aspects of the center's activities and operations. ## Djangonaut Space - Session 7 Accepting Applications DevFeed: [Djangonaut Space - Session 7 Accepting Applications]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Djangonaut Space Mission Control Published: 2026-09-01T17:13:15Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [The Django weblog]() Topics: [Maintainers](), [Code](), [Pull Request]() Tags: [applications](), [community](), [discord](), [django](), [framework](), [leadership](), [learning](), [maintainers](), [open-source](), [pull-request](), [python]() ### AI overview Djangonaut Space is accepting applications for its seventh cohort, a free eight-week group mentoring program that helps people contribute to Django and potentially develop future leadership roles in its community. ### Source excerpt We are thrilled to announce that Djangonaut Space, a mentorship program for contributing to Django, is open for applicants for our next cohort! 🚀 Session 7 launches October 12th, 2026. We are currently accepting applications until September 6th, 2026 Anywhere on Earth. More details can be found in the website. Djangonaut Space is a free, 8-week group mentoring program where individuals will work self-paced in a semi-structured learning environment. It seeks to help members of the community who wish to level up their current Django code contributions and potentially take on leadership roles in Django in the future. Rodrigo Vieira, Djangonaut Session 6 "Participating as a mentee in the Djangonaut Space was a highly valuable experience. The program provided clear, step-by-step guidance on how to navigate the core framework, find the right issues to tackle, and confidently send my PRs. Beyond the code, the community on Discord was very active, sharing experiences, wins and support. We had access to regular talks, Django Fellows and long-time maintainers who generously shared their time and expertise. It was a welcoming environment to connect with other newcomers from all over the world, allowing us to share our journeys and learn together. The highlight of the program for me was seeing my first pull request finally merged and mentioned in Django News. I'm looking forward to keep involved as an alumni and help others now." Eliana, Djangonaut Session 1 "I'm so grateful to have been a part of the Djangonaut Space program. It's a wonderfully warm, diverse, and welcoming space, and the perfect place to get started with Django contributions. The community is full of bright, talented individuals who are making time to help and guide others, which is truly a joy to experience. Before Djangonaut Space, I felt as though I wasn't the kind of person who could become a Django contributor; now I feel like I found a place where I belong." Enthusiastic about contributing to Django but ## How law firm Gilbert + Tobin governs and scales AI with OpenAI DevFeed: [How law firm Gilbert + Tobin governs and scales AI with OpenAI]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2026-09-01T01:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [OpenAI News]() Topics: [AI Chat](), [AI Strategy]() Tags: [ai-adoption](), [chatgpt](), [codex](), [enablement](), [enterprise](), [leadership](), [openai](), [operations](), [research](), [training](), [workflow]() ### AI overview Gilbert + Tobin describes scaling ChatGPT Enterprise and Codex through governance, leadership-led adoption, role-specific enablement, and continued human accountability. The firm uses these tools to support operational research, drafting, analysis, and defined workflow steps rather than replace legal judgment. ### Source excerpt See how Gilbert + Tobin combines CEO-led commitment, rigorous governance, and human accountability to scale ChatGPT Enterprise and Codex across the firm. ## Housemarque co-founder Ilari Kuittinen exits from studio DevFeed: [Housemarque co-founder Ilari Kuittinen exits from studio]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Bryant Francis Published: 2026-08-31T17:29:37Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [gamedeveloper]() Topics: [Game Development](), [Development]() Tags: [company](), [game-development](), [games](), [leadership]() ### AI overview Housemarque co-founder and CEO Ilari Kuittinen is leaving the PlayStation-owned studio after 31 years in game development. He had been preparing the transition and supporting managing director Sami Hakala and the leadership team. ### Source excerpt 'Strive to be a better professional, and a better human being.' ## What Is an Agile Coach? Key Responsibilities and Business Impact DevFeed: [What Is an Agile Coach? Key Responsibilities and Business Impact]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: ANTONIA MCCULLOUGH, AGILE COACH @ TOPTAL Published: 2026-08-31T04:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Toptal Blog]() Topics: [Agile](), [Self-organizing Team](), [software-development]() Tags: [agile](), [business](), [collaboration](), [development](), [guide](), [leadership](), [management](), [project-management](), [scrum](), [software-development]() ### AI overview A guide to the Agile coach role, covering its responsibilities, organizational impact, differences from Scrum masters, consultants, and project managers, and the skills needed to support Agile practices across teams and departments. ### Source excerpt Navigate the evolving world of Agile coaching with this comprehensive guide. From responsibilities and skills to business impact, explore what the role looks like today and what it takes to succeed. ## Why Senior Leaders Should Attend Post-Incident Reviews for Major Cloud Incidents DevFeed: [Why Senior Leaders Should Attend Post-Incident Reviews for Major Cloud Incidents]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Sridhar Rajarao Published: 2026-08-29T00:00:00Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Sridhar Rajarao]() Topics: [incident](), [Cloud](), [control-plane](), [Deployment]() Tags: [cloud](), [control-plane](), [customers](), [deploy](), [incident](), [incident-management](), [leadership](), [major](), [operations](), [post](), [postmortems](), [reliability](), [review](), [service]() ### AI overview The article argues that senior leaders should attend Post Incident Reviews for major cloud incidents because failures can affect many customers and teams. Leadership helps approve cross-team changes, resolve trade-offs, and ensure corrective actions are completed. ### Source excerpt For major incidents, a Post Incident Review is not an operations meeting. It is where leaders remove the blockers that keep the service from becoming safer. ## Rolling with the Punches: Why Cybersecurity is Backgammon, Not Chess DevFeed: [Rolling with the Punches: Why Cybersecurity is Backgammon, Not Chess]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: phil7672 Published: 2026-08-22T16:49:47Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Risk and Cyber]() Topics: [Cybersecurity](), [benchmarking](), [Vulnerabilities](), [Threat Research]() Tags: [benchmarking](), [cybersecurity](), [leadership](), [risk](), [vulnerabilities](), [zero-day]() ### AI overview The article argues that cybersecurity is better understood as backgammon than chess because organizations must prepare for many possible outcomes amid complex dependencies, supply chains, changing technology platforms, and unpredictable attackers. It also argues that cybersecurity benchmarking should focus on control effectiveness and outcomes rather than inputs such as budgets. ### Source excerpt It is tempting to compare cybersecurity to a chess game. Two adversaries facing each other, plotting strategy and tactics. Move and counter move, anticipating actions and grinding out a win. In reality, in our complex world of dependencies, supply chains, constantly shifting technology platforms and unpredictable attackers, this is all way more haphazard. Indeed, a better analogy is backgammon, where you position yourself for many different possible outcomes to maximize your chance of... ## Sightlines issue no.2: What leaders need to know about building agents DevFeed: [Sightlines issue no.2: What leaders need to know about building agents]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Figma Published: 2026-08-20T19:36:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Figma Blog]() Topics: [Artificial Intelligence](), [Architecture & Design](), [Security](), [atlassian]() Tags: [agentic](), [agents](), [ai](), [autonomous](), [communication](), [design](), [leadership](), [product-development](), [security](), [testing](), [workflows]() ### AI overview This issue of Figma's Sightlines newsletter shares guidance from design, product, and engineering leaders on building agentic products. It focuses on trust, security, transparency, governance, testing, responsible autonomy, and keeping people accountable as agents handle more workflows. ### Source excerpt Agentic products pose a unique set of design challenges. How do you build a tool that's powerful and knowledgeable enough to be a true partner, while keeping trust and security at the core? Here's what we've heard from leaders. ## The Hidden Cost of Bad UX: How Much Revenue Are You Leaving on the Table? DevFeed: [The Hidden Cost of Bad UX: How Much Revenue Are You Leaving on the Table?]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Christian Holst Published: 2026-08-19T08:12:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Baymard Institute]() Topics: [User experience (UX)](), [Usability](), [web applications](), [coding]() Tags: [article](), [best-practices](), [business](), [checkout](), [cost](), [design](), [ecommerce](), [insights](), [leadership](), [metrics](), [product](), [research](), [revenue](), [usability](), [ux]() ### AI overview Baymard presents an Opportunity Sizing Calculator that estimates the revenue recoverable from reducing ecommerce UX friction. It translates user research and usability improvements across areas such as checkout, navigation, and product pages into projections that can support roadmap prioritization, budget decisions, and executive buy-in. ### Source excerpt (Note: Unfortunately, e-mail and RSS don't support advanced layouts and features. If the graphics in this article look strange, you may want to read the article in your web browser.) How much revenue is your site losing each month because of unnecessary UX friction? If you are like most ecommerce leaders or UX managers, you know that friction points across checkout, product pages, and navigation cause shoppers to abandon. Yet, when competing for roadmap resources or budget approvals, UX research is often categorized as an internal software or subscription expense rather than a top-line revenue driver. Without concrete financial estimates to back up your design priorities, critical usability improvements often get pushed aside. To help you translate UX friction into clear commercial impact, Baymard has developed an Opportunity Sizing Calculator. This tool converts Baymard's actionable user research into quantifiable projections, showing you the exact revenue you can unlock by systematically applying proven UX best practices to your site. Moving from Opinions to Research-Backed Forecasting Prioritizing a product roadmap often turns into a debate of subjective opinions, where the loudest voice in the room or the most senior person's viewpoint takes priority. UX designers and product managers must frequently advocate for critical usability fixes against competing internal requests, relying on qualitative arguments that struggle to secure executive support. Baymard's Opportunity Sizing Calculator bridges the gap between design priorities and executive decision-making, helping you secure buy-in. This means you're better able to: Connect specific usability insights directly to top-line revenue Build an unshakeable business case for leadership Give directors and VPs clear line-of-sight into the ROI of resolving site friction Get your personalized opportunity metrics: Book a short call with our team and find out how much revenue you could recover with better UX. Book a demo ## Security Hub Extended adds Supply Chain Security as its tenth category DevFeed: [Security Hub Extended adds Supply Chain Security as its tenth category]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Michael Fuller Published: 2026-08-18T17:04:28Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [AWS Security Blog]() Topics: [supply-chain-security](), [Security](), [Amazon Web Services]() Tags: [amazon-web-services-aws](), [announcements](), [aws](), [aws-security-hub](), [black-hat](), [engineering](), [enterprise](), [foundational-100](), [leadership](), [open-source](), [partners](), [payment](), [pricing](), [security](), [security-blog](), [security-identity-compliance](), [software](), [streaming](), [supply-chain](), [supply-chain-security](), [uncategorized](), [vulnerability]() ### AI overview AWS Security Hub Extended adds Supply Chain Security as its tenth category, with Chainguard and Socket as curated partners. The article frames software supply-chain risk as an enterprise security concern and describes pay-as-you-go and private-offer procurement options. ### Source excerpt Since February, we've grown AWS Security Hub Extended from 14 curated partners across 9 categories to 23 partners across 10. At Black Hat this month, 14 of those partners were at the Amazon Web Services (AWS) booth demoing live. Four of those partners delivered theater talks and ten were featured on SecurityLive streaming. We hosted [...] ## Leadership Council September 2026 Representative Selections DevFeed: [Leadership Council September 2026 Representative Selections]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Jakub Beránek Published: 2026-08-18T00:00:00Z Content type: release Language: en Sources: [Inside Rust Blog]() Topics: [Rust]() Tags: [2026](), [leadership](), [rust](), [september-2026](), [teams]() ### AI overview The Rust Leadership Council representative selection process is beginning for the Infra, Lang, Libs, and Mods teams. Teams are expected to confirm representatives by September 23, 2026, with new members joining council meetings from September 25. ### Source excerpt The selection process for representatives on the Leadership Council is starting today. Every six months, half of the council terms end. The following teams are up to choose their representative for the next year: Infra Lang Libs Mods We are aiming to have the teams confirm their choices by September 23, 2026, and for any possible new members to be ready to join the council meetings starting September 25th. Criteria for representatives Any member of the top-level team or a member of any of their subteams is eligible to be the representative. See candidate criteria for a description of what makes a good representative. There is a limit of at most two people affiliated with the same company or other legal entity being on the council 1. During the selection process, the council will consider the affiliation of candidates to decide if all choices will be compatible with that constraint. Representatives may serve multiple terms if the team decides to choose the same representative again. There is a soft limit of three terms.2 It is recommended that teams rotate their representatives if possible to help avoid burnout and to spread the experience to a broader group of people. What do Representatives do? A representative provides a voice on the council to represent the interests of their teams and contribute to the long-term success of the Rust Project. A detailed description of the role may be found at the Representative Role Description. How should teams make their selection? The Leadership Council has put together a Representative Selection Guide with recommendations for teams on how to go about choosing a representative. It is not a requirement that teams follow this guide; top-level teams may choose their own process. See Limits on representatives from a single company/entity ↩ See Term limits. ↩ ## No robots in the gym, with Keith Hoodlet DevFeed: [No robots in the gym, with Keith Hoodlet]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: info@1password.com (Dave Lewis) Published: 2026-08-14T00:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Blog on 1Password Blog]() Topics: [Security](), [Artificial Intelligence](), [Computer science](), [Visual Basic](), [GitHub]() Tags: [ai](), [blog](), [career](), [github](), [leadership](), [podcast](), [podcasts](), [research](), [security](), [spoof]() ### AI overview An article about Keith Hoodlet's nonlinear path into security research, his work at 1Password and Off-by-1 Labs, and lessons from his experience in psychology, computer science, leadership, and AI bias research. ### Source excerpt Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts null Listen now Listen to this episode on Spotify null Listen now This week on the Chasing Entropy Podcast, host Dave Lewis sits down with Keith Hoodlet, Director of Security Research at 1Password and leader of the newly formed Off-by-1 Labs. Keith's mission? "To throw stones at glass houses, not to hear the crash necessarily, but to help people build better and more secure houses." A villain-turned-hero origin story As Keith puts it, "I've always been really focused on skill acquisition over formal titling or formalized skillsets in many ways." After all, he got his start as a self-proclaimed "unpaid punk on the internet, messing with video games, mostly." As a teen, Keith would spoof other Diablo players by using a trial key from the back of a CD case, and taught himself Visual Basic so he could spam StarCraft opponents. He realized early on that he was "pretty good at the whole computer thing." That's why he decided to major in psychology - it was something he couldn't do. He wanted to understand people better. Graduating in the midst of the housing market crash had him working odd jobs for several years. He returned to school for computer science, only to drop out when he received a job offer. From there, he built his career gradually through roles at Bugcrowd, Thermo Fisher Scientific, GitHub, Trail of Bits, and now 1Password. It may have been a nonlinear career path, but there have been plenty of highlights throughout that journey, including winning the U.S. Department of Defense's 2024 bias bounty program; it was one of the first times an organization paid external researchers to prove an AI system was biased and unfit for its intended use. Keith continues to make use of the varied skills he built over those years. For instance, his psychology background may not show up in threat models, but it shows up daily in his leadership: "I start from a place of approaching the other party that I'm interacting with as first a hum ## OpenAI appoints Dali Rajic as Chief Revenue Officer DevFeed: [OpenAI appoints Dali Rajic as Chief Revenue Officer]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Published: 2026-08-13T09:00:00Z Content type: news Language: en Sources: [OpenAI News]() Topics: [OpenAI](), [Artificial Intelligence]() Tags: [ai](), [business](), [company](), [customer](), [enterprise](), [leadership](), [openai](), [partners](), [partnership](), [products](), [scale](), [work](), [workflow]() ### AI overview OpenAI appoints Dali Rajic as Chief Revenue Officer to lead its global revenue organization. He will focus on building the revenue operations needed to scale OpenAI's business as AI becomes increasingly embedded in workflows, following Denise Dresser's transition out of the company. ### Source excerpt OpenAI appoints Dali Rajic as Chief Revenue Officer to lead its global revenue organization and help businesses realize the full value of AI. ## DSF Office Hours DevFeed: [DSF Office Hours]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Jeff Triplett Published: 2026-08-12T17:25:24Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [The Django weblog]() Topics: [Django](), [FIRST](), [GitHub]() Tags: [community](), [corporate](), [django](), [executive](), [framework](), [github](), [leadership](), [open-source](), [python]() ### AI overview The Django Software Foundation invites the Django community to join open office hours every Wednesday. The article highlights the Executive Director search, fundraising needs for the role, community participation, working groups, and ways for companies using Django to provide support. ### Source excerpt The DSF Board hosts open office hours every Wednesday at 6:00 PM UTC (check your local time). Anyone in the Django community is welcome to drop in. You do not need an agenda or an invitation. Video call details are on the DSF Office Hours page. We have been running these since October 2024, and right now we have two things we would especially like to talk with you about. Who shows up On any given Wednesday, you might find DSF Board members, Steering Council members, Django Fellows, working group members, and community members who are curious about joining a working group. There is no membership requirement. Anybody from the community can join, and often does. The Executive Director search We recently published a call for applicants for a Django Executive Director. If you are considering applying, or you are still deciding whether it is the right fit, come to office hours and ask us anything: what the job actually looks like, what we expect in the first year, how the search works. We would rather answer your questions directly than have you guess from a job posting. If this is the first you are hearing about the search, please help us spread the word. The best candidate may be someone who has not thought to look. Fundraising to support it Hiring an Executive Director is why we raised our 2026 fundraising goal from $300,000 to $500,000, which needs about $16,000 per month in additional recurring support. We have made real progress and are working to close the rest. If your company uses Django, you can help through corporate sponsorship, a direct donation, or GitHub Sponsors. Most of these are a small lift for a company that already depends on Django. If you want fundraising materials to bring to your leadership team, or help picking the option that fits, come to office hours, and we will get you what you need. Everything else Office hours cover plenty beyond that: what our working groups are up to and how to join one, projects the Foundation is working on, and whateve ## Agile Leadership DevFeed: [Agile Leadership]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Dave Ogle Published: 2026-08-10T00:00:00Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Scott Logic]() Topics: [Agile](), [Self-organizing Team](), [trust](), [Development]() Tags: [agile](), [delegation](), [delivery](), [frameworks](), [leadership](), [self-organizing-teams](), [software-development](), [teams](), [trust]() ### AI overview This opinion argues that organisational agility depends on leadership as well as agile frameworks and processes. It highlights empowerment, trust and delegation, and examines Agile2 and the British Army's Mission Command philosophy as relevant perspectives. ### Source excerpt Agile teams are built on more than frameworks and processes. This article explores why effective leadership, trust and delegation are fundamental to true organisational agility, drawing lessons from the British Army's Mission Command philosophy. ## Whether Rising Vulnerabilities Will Cause a Cybersecurity Incident Crisis DevFeed: [Whether Rising Vulnerabilities Will Cause a Cybersecurity Incident Crisis]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: phil7672 Published: 2026-08-08T14:58:15Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Risk and Cyber]() Topics: [incident](), [Vulnerabilities](), [Cybersecurity]() Tags: [cybersecurity](), [incident](), [leadership](), [risk](), [vulnerabilities](), [zero-day]() ### AI overview The article examines whether increasing software vulnerabilities will lead to more cybersecurity incidents. It argues that security breaches often result from ineffective controls rather than exceptionally capable attackers or sophisticated zero-day exploits, and that benchmarking should focus on control effectiveness instead of inputs such as budgets. ### Source excerpt We're all talking about the tidal wave of vulnerabilities that is upon us, with repeated waves likely coming. As I've covered here, we can respond to this in various ways including ramping up speed across our entire defensive stack, which is as much about structural defense-in-depth than just faster patching. I've covered that here as well. But, there's a question as to whether the leading indicator of increasing vulnerabilities will in fact result in an increase in the lagging indicator of... [Next page]()