Rethinking Organizational Design
Is your organizational structure driving clarity or creating chaos? Discover why most companies confuse management charts with true strategic design.
How clients benefit from Fronteer's approach
"Almost two years into using Holacracy as our operating system at Fronteer, our way of working has changed significantly. The structure of raising 'tensions' in tactical and governance meetings has become second nature. Increasingly, we have started to apply this to client projects as well, taking our clients along in our Holacracy approach to working efficiently and effectively."
Resolve the conflict between managers and teams
You'll probably recognize the classic clash between managers and teams: Teams think managers lack vision and don't give enough freedom. Yet managers think teams are not productive nor entrepreneurial enough. And now what?! I personally think Holacracy—a way to work without bosses—works. Having a boss-less organization in which people are fundamentally free to organize their own work greatly reduces stress between them. Allow me to explain.
And suddenly, we were living in a new culture… How did that happen?
In 2015, BSL formally implemented self-organization as its new way of organizing itself. Fifteen months later, they are looking back in disbelief. They have become a living and breathing organism with a distinct culture and sense of purpose. How did this happen? This blog attempts an analysis by looking at six distinct time periods in the course of these 15 months.
Insead Knowledge: The Great Covid-Driven Teamwork Divide
For most teams, the pandemic either brought colleagues closer or drove them increasingly apart. There are three key reasons why.
Insead Knowledge: Three Teamwork Trends That May Not Survive This Crisis
Will this gradual evolution (working from home) continue, now that COVID-19 has upended everything? Three trends strike us as particularly vulnerable to reversal amid the panic unleashed by the pandemic.
Power of motivation
Traditional rewards aren't always as effective as we think. Listen to the story of Dan Pink, you’ll remember it for a long time!
Marshmallow challenge
Tom Wujec uses a humorous exercise with spaghetti and marshmallows to demonstrate what effective collaboration looks like.
Awesome Meetings - Use a process known to everyone
March 2020: With the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, working remotely may no longer be a luxury but a real necessity. That's why we want to share these tips with you to help you get the most out of virtual meetings!
Batman and Robin: How We Describe Teammate Responsibilities
In this article, Hailley Griffis (Buffer) writes about a clear and fun solution for clarifying role focus.
TedX: Koen Veltman “The Power to Organize”
Koen Veltman and his Ted Talk about The Power to Organize (12 min)