GR-OSS OUT Podcast Episode 23: Open Source Leadership: Soft Power & Ethical Manipulation

You can't fire a volunteer. So how do you lead one? Vicky Brasseur — author, OSS strategist, and "open source minister without portfolio" — joins Jay Faulkner on the GR-OSS Out Podcast to discuss wielding influence without authority: ethical manipulation, director-ready business cases, and the succession planning most projects ignore until it's too late. Plus, Vicky's unflinching take on how the LLM boom is damaging open source — flooding maintainers with low-quality PRs, gutting mentorship, and burning resources without accountability. No fluff. Just the long game. https://www.vmbrasseur.com Books link - https://www.vmbrasseur.com/books/ https://www.fossforge.com https://www.fossbiz.com Open Source Robotics Foundation - https://robohub.org/author/osrfoundat... G-Research is hiring in London, UK! Apply at https://gresearch.com/vacancies. Subscribe to the audio version of this podcast at https://podcast.gr-oss.io. The GR-OSS OUT Podcast is produced by Ben Wiley.