This story takes place as we lead a government-mandated multimillion-dollar, multi-year program. In order to deliver on this program, we need to work alongside and coordinate with more than 20 internal teams, and several external vendors. Each team has its own leadership structure, priorities, way of working, and language (yes language). In order to be […]
Organize Around Purpose When organizational purpose is both meaningful and authentic then people are motivated to collaborate on outcomes with maximum autonomy The very heart of a Human Organization is one that is organized around purpose. Increasingly, business leaders are warming to the idea that placing positive world impact at the heart of what they […]
I have finished my first chapter of my re-re-revised book, now titled Organize Forward. I think I am finding my voice here, and happy with the outcome (for now). If you are interested in a little history lesson, along with a call to action for why we need to rethink our organizations, have a read! […]
This article is part of a series titled A brief History Of The Organization Part 1: The Rise Of The Industrial Machine Part 2: Ch-Changes, Turn and Face The Strange Part 3: Return of The Human Part 4: Along Came An Agile Spider Part 5: The Limitations Of Agile Adoption In A Legacy World So far, […]
This article is part of a series titled A brief History Of The Organization Part 1: The Rise Of The Industrial Machine Part 2: Ch-Changes, Turn and Face The Strange Part 3: Return of The Human Part 4: Along Came An Agile Spider Part 5: The Limitations Of Agile Adoption In A Legacy World In most […]
This article is part of a series titled A brief History Of The Organization Part 1: The Rise Of The Industrial Machine Part 2: Ch-Changes, Turn and Face The Strange Part 3: Return of The Human Part 4: Along Came An Agile Spider Oh that word, Agile. A word that has been a rallying cry […]
This article is part of a series titled A brief History Of The Organization Part 1: The Rise Of The Industrial Machine Part 2: Ch-Changes, Turn and Face The Strange Part 3: Return of The Human Part 4: Along Came An Agile Spider Can you hear the star wars music playing in the background? I […]
Why do so many organizations seem so dysfunctional? Why are so many of us unhappy at work? Well at least some of it has to do with the way we think of the organizations we work in. The way we think our organizations should be structured, and the way we think the people in these […]
This article is part of a series titled A brief History Of The Organization Part 1: The Rise Of The Industrial Machine Part 2: Ch-Changes, Turn and Face The Strange Part 3: Return of The Human Times They Are A Changing, They Are Are a Rapidly A Changing, They Are a Accelerating a Changing, They […]
Authenticity of Purpose Can Be Hard To Come By We have all worked for organizations that have lofty mission statements. We have all listened to our boss speak to a higher purpose, then witnessed the contradiction between what they say and how they behave. We have all been witness to the often enormous disconnect between […]
