Management Tips From Red Hat's Crazy Culture Every Company Should StealNo one is more aware of this than Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst. He calls it a "meritocracy" meaning leaders arise based on their brains, not their spot on an org chart. Whitehurst took the CEO job in 2007 after being COO of Delta Airlines, a cultural shock if ever there was one. Like much of corporate America, airlines are modeled after the military. They are hierarchical and the boss holds the powe
