
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 30 Jan 23
Being a micromanager makes it difficult to discover you are one. What’s the downside of being one, and how could you change if you wanted to?
Being a micromanager makes it difficult to discover you are one. What’s the downside of being one, and how could you change if you wanted to?

By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 17 Dec 22
One option for people who want to function in Teal organizational methods but the CEO is not favorable, is for a manager to protect them from the higher-ups.
One option for people who want to function in Teal organizational methods but the CEO is not favorable, is for a manager to protect them from the higher-ups.

By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 24 Nov 22
Laloux’s solution to the common situation of a CEO not willing to reinvent the entire organization: changemakers create a small innovation space.
Laloux’s solution to the common situation of a CEO not willing to reinvent the entire organization: changemakers create a small innovation space.

By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 18 Nov 22
How do these 3 large organizations deal with motivation, compensation, and performance reviews, without middle managers?
How do these 3 large organizations deal with motivation, compensation, and performance reviews, without middle managers?

By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 12 May 20
Making your organization more resilient with self-managementWe are fortunate to support many incredible organizations — each with their own particular management styles — and it’s not uncommon for us to adopt practices from groups in the Loomio community.When we learn from the examples of others, we are opening up ourselves (and our organizations) to growth. So, today we’re highlighting the Ian Martin Group’s journey to self-organization, a way of organizing that makes your company more resilient in the long term.Self-organization in practice — Ian Martin Grouphttps://medium.com/media/6322a8ef1c5eec12311aa68c34a37518/hrefWatch the above video to learn:How a small team of six ended up transforming a company of hundredsWhat practices the group employs to make decisions …
Making your organization more resilient with self-managementWe are fortunate to support many incredible organizations — each with their own particular management styles — and it’s not uncommon for us to adopt practices from groups in the Loomio community.When we learn from the examples of others, we are opening up ourselves (and our organizations) to growth. So, today we’re highlighting the Ian Martin Group’s journey …

By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 12 May 20
Making your organization more resilient with self-managementWe are fortunate to support many incredible organizations — each with their own particular management styles — and it’s not uncommon for us to adopt practices from groups in the Loomio community.When we learn from the examples of others, we are opening up ourselves (and our organizations) to growth. So, today we’re highlighting the Ian Martin Group’s journey to self-organization, a way of organizing that makes your company more resilient in the long term.Self-organization in practice — Ian Martin Grouphttps://medium.com/media/6322a8ef1c5eec12311aa68c34a37518/hrefWatch the above video to learn:How a small team of six ended up transforming a company of hundredsWhat practices the group employs to make decisions …
Making your organization more resilient with self-managementWe are fortunate to support many incredible organizations — each with their own particular management styles — and it’s not uncommon for us to adopt practices from groups in the Loomio community.When we learn from the examples of others, we are opening up ourselves (and our organizations) to growth. So, today we’re highlighting the Ian Martin Group’s journey …

By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 11 Apr 20
Photo by Will H McMahan on UnsplashEngaging volunteers; learning loops; decision-making; care; celebrationToday I had a call with Manu Alzuru from Fight Pandemics, a brand new volunteer project enabling peer-to-peer mutual aid in response to COVID-19. I gave him 30 minutes of rapid-fire advice, some of the “top tips” for a new self-organising network like this. You can watch the video here or keep reading for the ultra-condensed version of the top 5 tips.Thanks Manu for learning out loud with us 😻https://medium.com/media/cb35b0834185f6ae9afc864964441ed6/href1. Don’t expect 100% engagement.“Participation inequality” is to be expected, e.g. Jakob Nielsen found the general “1–9–90” pattern, meaning 1% of online …
5 Decentralised Organising Tips For A New COVID-19 Volunteer Project Read More »
Photo by Will H McMahan on UnsplashEngaging volunteers; learning loops; decision-making; care; celebrationToday I had a call with Manu Alzuru from Fight Pandemics, a brand new volunteer project enabling peer-to-peer mutual aid in response to COVID-19. I gave him 30 minutes of rapid-fire advice, some of the “top tips” for a new self-organising network like this. You can watch the video …
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By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 2 Sep 19
Designing for emergent properties enables creative people to balance fiercely independent personalities with the benefits of team…Continue reading on Medium »
Designing for emergent properties enables creative people to balance fiercely independent personalities with the benefits of team…Continue reading on Medium »

By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 2 Sep 19
Designing for emergent properties enables creative people to balance fiercely independent personalities with the benefits of team…Continue reading on Medium »
Designing for emergent properties enables creative people to balance fiercely independent personalities with the benefits of team…Continue reading on Medium »

By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 20 Apr 19
Christy Lee Rogers Photographyhttps://medium.com/media/a0e4767b5a8ddf3713d200e2d2cc5b1d/hrefA source code for team flowTeam flow potential is now the holy grail of agile[ Note: this article requires familiarity with the OPO model of self-organization in teams. You can read about it here and here. I also draw upon the Magic Number theory (which is an example of source code analysis) of Safi Bahcall from his book Loonshots. You can learn about source code analysis in my podcasts here and here and here. ]The notion of flow states in human experience was most famously documented by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. Flow has recently been hugely popularized by Steven Kotler in his …
Christy Lee Rogers Photographyhttps://medium.com/media/a0e4767b5a8ddf3713d200e2d2cc5b1d/hrefA source code for team flowTeam flow potential is now the holy grail of agile[ Note: this article requires familiarity with the OPO model of self-organization in teams. You can read about it here and here. I also draw upon the Magic Number theory (which is an example of source code analysis) of Safi Bahcall from his book Loonshots. …
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