The concept of increasing the choice people have when determining how to organize their working lives is a critical one, when considering how to Organize Forward to meet the needs of the today and the future. It is likely true that as a rule your organization does not have systems in place to empower all […]
The way we organize ourselves in the work place today is frequently a source of human misery and suffering. A bold statement to some, I am sure. Yet if we are being honest with ourselves many of us are unhappy with the work we do, with how we do it, with why we do it. […]
Strong Organizational Purpose, in a Nutshell A strong organizational purpose is one that allows it’s members to feel like they are answering to a higher calling. It guide’s peoples behavior and serves as a rallying point in time of crisis. Strong purpose serves as filter to which we can make decisions, and a moral compass […]
In my previous post I wrote about ho Buurtzorg and Patagonia are two great examples of Purpose Driven Organizations. When all members of the organization make thoughtful decisions based on strong organizational purpose is it hard to think of any other outcome than sustainable growth, and profit. The counter to this is at there are […]
In my last post on Organizing forward, I wrote about the important of Organizing Around Purpose, and talked about the difference between weak and strong purpose. In summary, strong organizing purpose transcends profit, revenue, and growth. Strong purpose is solely about the market, or market outcomes, those are all a means to an end. Organizations […]
In my last post I wrote how important Organizing Around Purpose is. We all want to be part of something bigger, and organizations function at their best when guided but strong purpose. In this post I’ll write about what makes a purpose a Strong Purpose. A Strong Purpose is one that allows it’s members to […]
Organizing Around Purpose is perhaps the most critical organizing principle I will present in this book.The remaining three principles, choice, change, and context are important, but they are a means to an end, they better allow people to organize for a reason that matters. The Purpose of Organizational Purpose All organizations are created for a […]
There is a wealth of information out there on how we can be bettered organized for the modern era, in the face of constant change. But the information is in a lot of disparate places. This work promises to integrate and extends the material I have found most useful into a cohesive whole. A set […]
Over the past few months I have been learning from what I will call “agile adjacent” communities . I have been reflecting on my own experiences. As a result I have been re-thinking the important agile organizing principles. I have been thinking about what principles will help us demonstrably improve organizational agility. The previous set […]
Agile Mindset, Agile Organizational Design, Uncategorized / 05 Jun 2020
Visually Managing Flow of Value Across The Ecosystem of Teams Using Long Term Planning with a Graduated, Visible Backlog is just the beginning in terms of how we can scale organizational agility to help a collection of self organizing teams become an ecosystem Of self-forming teams , as the complexity of our ecosystem increases, we […]
