Post on 06-Apr-2017
A HEALTHY WORKPLACE WHICH ALLOWS US
TO FULFILL OUR POTENTIAL, KEEPS US
ENGAGED, AND GIVES US OPTIONS TO
PURSUE OUR PERSONAL GOALS EVEN WHEN
THEY CHANGE OVER THE COURSE OF OUR
LIFETIMES.
WORLDWIDE, ONLY 13% OF
EMPLOYEES ARE ENGAGED
AT WORK.
GALLUP, 2013
Source: Gallup: State of the Global Workplace
TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE
LEAN & AGILE
SOMEWHAT FLAT ORGANIZATION
PRETTY TRANSPARENT
VERY STRONG, CHARISMATIC CEO
WE DON’T CHANGE PEOPLE’S BEHAVIORS
SIMPLY BY MAKING INFORMATION
AVAILABLE. WE NEED UNDERSTANDING
OF INFORMATION WE RECEIVE AND
CAPABILITIES TO ACT ON IT.
DECENTRALIZING CONTROL
REQUIRES DECENTRALIZING BOTH
THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE DECISIONS
AND THE INFORMATION REQUIRED
TO MAKE THESE DECISIONS
CORRECTLY.
DON REINERTSEN
Source: Don Reinertsen: Principles of Product Development Flow
AUTHORITY DOESN’T AUTOMATICALLY MEAN
AUTONOMY. THERE ARE ENVIRONMENTAL
CONDITIONS THAT MAY PREVENT US FROM
EXERCISING AUTHORITY WE FORMALLY HAVE.
TO ENABLE LOWER
ORGANIZATIONAL LEVELS TO MAKE
DECISIONS, WE NEED TO GIVE THEM
AUTHORITY, INFORMATION, AND
PRACTICE. WITHOUT PRACTICE AND
THE FREEDOM TO FAIL UPON
OCCASION, THEY WILL NOT TAKE
CONTROL OF THESE DECISIONS.
DON REINERTSEN
Source: Don Reinertsen: Principles of Product Development Flow
AUTONOMY, TRANSPARENCY AND
ALIGNMENT ARE CRUCIAL TRAITS OF
AN ORGANIZATION THAT IS NOT DRIVEN
IN A TOP-DOWN MANNER
BY A PERSON IN POWER
THE TRADITIONAL ORGANIZATION DESIGN IS
BASED ON A HIERARCHICAL
POWER-DISTRIBUTION STRUCTURE.
THE NEW PARADIGM IS (BOUNDED)
AUTONOMY, WHICH PROMOTES INITIATIVE
OVER FORMAL POSITION.
THE CHANGE IS NOT ABOUT AN
ORGANIZTION BECOMING INFORMAL
INSTEAD OF FORMAL.
AUTONOMY-BASED ORGNIZATIONAL DESIGN
CAN BE EMERGENT AND VERY INFORMAL AS
WELL AS EXTREMELY FORMALIZED, AS IT
HAPPENS WITH E.G. HOLACRACY.
organizational culture
the behavior of humans who are part of an organization and the meanings that the people react to their actions includes the organization values, visions, norms, working language, systems, symbols, beliefs, and habits
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organizational_culture
SUSTAINED TECHNICAL EXCELLENCE
LEAN & AGILE
TRULY FLAT ORGANIZATION
EXTREMELY TRANSPARENT
NO MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE
EMERGENT LEADERSHIP
NEW LOGO
A WORKPLACE WHERE WE CAN PURSUE
OUR DREAMS NOT BY LEAVING THE
COMPANY AT A FIRST SIGN OF
MISALIGNMENT BUT BY INFLUENCING AND
CHANGING THE ORGANIZATION SO IT SUITS
OUR PLANS BETTER.