By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 2 May 22
This post was originally published here on betterworktogether.co. Stay in touch as we curate and share tools, methods and stories from the frontiers of collaboration and organisation building at https://do.betterworktogether.co/Back in early 2019 (feels like decades ago…) a group of us from Enspiral published Better Work Together, a book about using the principles of community to build radically different businesses. It has since sold a few thousand copies, received nice feedback and helped guide and provoke the thinking of many people.In the 3 years since we all have experienced a seismic shift in society.In 2022 as we take steps out of pandemic …
This post was originally published here on betterworktogether.co. Stay in touch as we curate and share tools, methods and stories from the frontiers of collaboration and organisation building at https://do.betterworktogether.co/Back in early 2019 (feels like decades ago…) a group of us from Enspiral published Better Work Together, a book about using the principles of community to build radically different businesses. …
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: 8 Feb 19
The HOLACRACY — Episode 1This is a guest post by Magalena Tula from Tooploox team on their journey to adopting the Holacracy practice.The story begins …Once upon a time, three talented developers decided to create a company like no other. Pawel, Damian and Krzysztof wanted to work in an exquisite, creative work environment with cutting edge technology. This is how Tooploox was born. During the first two years, we grew with a slow but constant pace, many people came on board and we found new partners to work with. At that time you could easily fit everyone into one conference room. After three years …
The HOLACRACY — Episode 1This is a guest post by Magalena Tula from Tooploox team on their journey to adopting the Holacracy practice.The story begins …Once upon a time, three talented developers decided to create a company like no other. Pawel, Damian and Krzysztof wanted to work in an exquisite, creative work environment with cutting edge technology. This is how Tooploox was born. During …
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 21 Nov 18
Photo by Nicole Honeywill on UnsplashThis post was contributed by Jeremy Martin. He’s is the founding pastor of Downtown Faith, a community of faith in the heart of downtown Las Vegas.What’s this word…”Holacracy”?If you live around downtown Las Vegas you’ve probably heard the word Holacracy. You might even have an opinion on the idea. And you also may work in an organization that operates using Holacracy.If you study business and/or read organizational books and articles, then you might also have some understanding of this term. It’s relatively new. It’s certainly controversial. Some would say it involves a new level of human consciousness. …
Photo by Nicole Honeywill on UnsplashThis post was contributed by Jeremy Martin. He’s is the founding pastor of Downtown Faith, a community of faith in the heart of downtown Las Vegas.What’s this word…”Holacracy”?If you live around downtown Las Vegas you’ve probably heard the word Holacracy. You might even have an opinion on the idea. And you also may work in an organization …
By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 25 Jun 18
A CEO’s Journey to Self-managementBy Joris EvendikManagers Who Didn’t Like to ManageI’d been a manager for about 10 years. Then one day I came to the realization that I didn’t enjoy managing. And here I was, a CEO!Employees were coming to me daily for guidance, but they were also asking for my permission. I liked offering guidance, but not the feeling of authority that came with it.The team here at Overstappen.nl is young and talented. I kept thinking that there must be a way to accelerate without hiring more people, especially more expensive people — just to give them the job of management.We were growing very …
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A CEO’s Journey to Self-managementBy Joris EvendikManagers Who Didn’t Like to ManageI’d been a manager for about 10 years. Then one day I came to the realization that I didn’t enjoy managing. And here I was, a CEO!Employees were coming to me daily for guidance, but they were also asking for my permission. I liked offering guidance, but not the feeling of authority …
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By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 22 Apr 18
Ranjitha JeurkarRanjitha Jeurkar, a Certified Trainer with the Center for Nonviolent Communication, recently attended at Holacracy Taster Workshop. Each day, she works with both individuals and teams and helps them explore how to bring more empathy and collaboration to the workplace. Here are her reflections after the workshop.I recently had the opportunity to attend a Holacracy Taster Workshop.Haven’t heard of Holacracy?Most of us are used to organizations in which power is concentrated at the top. Holacracy is a method of decentralized management in which authority is distributed throughout the organization. (Here’s the link to a TED talk on this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJxfJGo-vkI)I …
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Ranjitha JeurkarRanjitha Jeurkar, a Certified Trainer with the Center for Nonviolent Communication, recently attended at Holacracy Taster Workshop. Each day, she works with both individuals and teams and helps them explore how to bring more empathy and collaboration to the workplace. Here are her reflections after the workshop.I recently had the opportunity to attend a Holacracy Taster Workshop.Haven’t heard of …
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By: The Posts Author | Posted on: 25 Mar 17
So, You Want to Become a (Better) Teal Mentor? – Enlivening EdgeON MARCH 8, 2017 BY GEORGE PĂ“R NO COMMENTSBy George PĂłr for Enlivening Edge MagazineHere are some serious (and some not-so-serious) injunctions for budding Teal mentors:Don’tTake yourself too seriouslyPut people in boxes labeled by Spiral colors or anythingObey commands, including this oneDoDistinguish personal preference from objective objection in your response to a group decision you don’t likeForm a Personal Advisory Board of trusted elders, or at least, find a spiritual friend to support and challenge youTry an evolutionary worldview on for sizeAll that is easier said than done? Maybe so. Where to start?Discover the requisite strengths that …
So, You Want to Become a (Better) Teal Mentor? – Enlivening EdgeON MARCH 8, 2017 BY GEORGE PĂ“R NO COMMENTSBy George PĂłr for Enlivening Edge MagazineHere are some serious (and some not-so-serious) injunctions for budding Teal mentors:Don’tTake yourself too seriouslyPut people in boxes labeled by Spiral colors or anythingObey commands, including this oneDoDistinguish personal preference from objective objection in your response to a group decision …