management

Leadership Paradigms: Why Some Soar While Most Struggle – Part 1: Introduction and Behaviorist Approach

October 12, 2020

What happens to engagement and innovation if leadership--in the most common paradigm-- regards the organization as a machine and people as replaceable parts?... More

Leadership Paradigms: Why Some Soar While Most Struggle – Part 2: The Humanist Paradigm

October 12, 2020

Why does taking just one step away from the machine model, toward valuing agency, autonomy, and self-determination, often fail to produce desired results?... More

Leadership Paradigms: Why Some Soar While Most Struggle – Part 3: The Developmental Paradigm

October 12, 2020

Which three worker capacities are the most comprehensive and powerful for building an innovative, engaged, agile business?... More

Radical Management Tips from the 60s: McGregor & Townsend – Part 1 – Theory X

September 18, 2020

A radical management theory from the 60s, based on what motivates people to work, is still radical today: authority versus self-motivation. ... More

Picking the Brain of the World’s Most Radical CEO: Zhang Ruimin

May 11, 2020

"It’s not about success. It’s about adapting to changing times. We try to change before a crisis strikes us. Organizations need to be alive."... More

EE Magazine Editorial April 2020 – Unexpected Wholeness in Fractured Times

April 7, 2020 Alia Aurami

If crisis also holds opportunity, how might silver linings for the future of more human-centric work emerge from increased remote work?... More

How Can Virtual Communities Make Good Decisions Together? – Part 3

April 4, 2020

Online communities will experience conflicts. Tips to help set a conflict resolution process already in place, for thriving. ... More

Ego and Power: Matching I with We

March 30, 2020 Hans Begeer

Which management styles arise from the various stages of ego development, and which empower individuals as well as their organizations?... More

Complexity Revisited

January 15, 2020

Business success in today's complex world is first and foremost based on the value of interaction, context-awareness and responsiveness.... More

Where’s the Psychological Safety for Speaking Truth to Power in Self-Organisation?

December 5, 2019 Nick Osborne

Even in self-management, leftover power dynamics can hinder people feeling safe to experiment and speak up. This new system can help. ... More