Most of our organization today are steered and govern by bodies of few from the organization. Those people supposedly need to have enough knowledge and experience to make sure that different projects, initiatives and day to day activities are going the right direction. Well, if steering by internal few is so good why so many […]
Running Companies on Non-deterministic Management – Steer by your environment Read More »
There are three pillars for systems (as best described in the book Thinking in Systems by Donella H. Meadows) Resilience, Self-Organization, and Hierarchy. Resilience refers to the system ability to survive and thrive within a continuously changing environment. Resiliency is critical for systems to exist over time. Self-organization is the ability of the system to
Replacing the third pillar of systems from Hierarchy to Structure. Read More »
The separation between thinkers (management) and doers (employees) was one of the key principles of scientific management, a system set up 100 years ago by Fredrick Talor. This principle still exists in any company where executives define the strategy or make any decisions that employees need to execute. This basic principle that governs most of
Principle: Radical Self-Management Read More »
I hate to make predictions due to a sentence that stuck in my mind (“prophecy meant for dummies”), but I’m engaging in many discussions on the future of organizations and work, and I want to share my point of view based on the past, current trends and my logic. I believe that the near future
The future of organizations and work – my prediction. Read More »
Hierarchy and silos are your company worst obstacles for the future. There are two concepts in the current management system that need to be changed. The first one is the separation of Thinkers (managers) from Doers (employees) and the second one is the expertise base structure (departments which are silos). You can see in almost any
Your two enemies: Hierarchy and silos Read More »
