Nick Parker, Author at Enlivening Edge

Carpenter Oak Company: Embracing Wholeness

Lee Norburn and Nick Parker• • October 6, 2017•8 min read

Explore nature, oak, wholeness, organic language, and this unique next-stage organization's way of doing things.

The Paradox of Humanity in Matt Black Systems’ Self-Management (Part 3)

Lisa Gill and Nick Parker• • March 23, 2016•11 min read

By Lisa Gill and Nick Parker for Enlivening Edge UK-based manufacturing company Matt Black Systems has been operating as...

Self-managing Organization at Matt Black Systems (Part 2)

Nick Parker and Lisa Gill• • December 22, 2015•5 min read

How a traditional organization transitioned to being without managers, and improved company performance in every important way. What changes did their journey involve?

Self-managing Organization at Matt Black Systems (Part 1)

Lisa Gill and Nick Parker• • October 30, 2015•5 min read

Reading the literature on self-managing organizations there is little, if any, reference to such organizations existing in the UK. It came as a bit of a surprise to find Matt Black Systems, a small company based in Poole in Dorset, had been self-managing since 2003.

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