I’m a Better Leader Now That I’ve Stopped Managing
The energy of this company transformed, when they adopted Holacracy and let the CEO do only what he does best. ... More
We Need to Shift Our Focus from Competencies to Agency
What if successful organizations will depend more on networking cooperative, creative, empathetic inviduals in relationship, than on their skills? ... More
Mindful and Mindless Work
Which mindset shifts about work will be most conducive to the experience of creative, meaningful work and to work that creates rather than destroys value in our world.... More
Why Organisations Will *Not* Be Horizontal
True power dynamics and leadership don't always match an organizational chart. Would horizontal management really be best for agility in complexity?... More
Building Effective Ecosystems for the Future -1. Issues Caused by Current Thinking
Ecosystems of organizations with many possible partners self-defining how they might interact, are better suited when new ideas or experimentation are required.... More
Building Effective Ecosystems for the Future – 2. Natural versus Linear thinking: Challenges and Pitfalls
The real reason for developing ecosystem engagement is to unleash creativity that has for too long been constrained by a traditional linear view. ... More
This Company Moves Beyond Holacracy To Meet Its Purpose
Three years after managers bought the company, using Holacracy, how have the purpose, the legal and people context, HR practices, been reinvented?... More
Networks, Organizations And Movements
Can social change movements become more effective if they see the relationships that channel flows of influence as individuals, connected in networks?... More
7 Things You Can Learn from Holacracy (Even If You Don’t Practice It)
Which of these seven productivity zappers and culture downers could your organization solve now with changes suggested by Holacracy?... More
Podcast Series On Next Stage Of Organising – Episode 4: Otto Laske on Adult Development
How are personal and organizational growth related and relevant to a VUCA world? What does it take to become a learning organization? ... More