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The Various Dimensions of Team Self-Management

Revisado: 05-23-21 El oyente recibió este título gratis

What does it take to transform management hierarchies into networks of leaders? What must leaders do to fill the void formerly filled by managers in hierarchy? What are the skills that teams must exercise to manage themselves? What must Holacracy, Sociocracy, Semco Style, and all of the other self-management frameworks have to foster and empower a high-functioning, lean, agile organization? These are my questions in my quest to deconstruct various self-management frameworks into a core set of "design requirements" (for lack of a better term).

Lead Together teases apart the key dimensions of leadership in any organization---from articulating vision, to holding safe space for innovation and dissent, to clarifying roles and responsibilities, to shared decision-making, to recruiting and cultivating group identity, to diversity and inclusion, and much more. Each chapter zooms in on a key dimension and shows how various organizations have empowered their teams to discharge that responsibility effectively and equitably, all without relying on governance by benevolent dictators.

I especially like how the authors deftly weave in the core elements of intrinsic motivation: relationship, agency, mastery, and purpose. By tapping into these motivators, teams are energized and engaged to create structures, processes, and norms of behavior that tap into the latent energy and talents that people bring to work, but often must check at the door. By inviting all staff to participate in the management of an organization, they become emotionally invested in its success, unlocking a wellspring of energy, creativity, and capacity to function in a complex, ever-changing world.

To be clear, this is not a light read. I do wish it was peppered with more story structure---vignettes to illustrate their points. But it's not supposed to be an anthology of short stories. It serves well as a catalog of recipes for meeting the needs of an organization without an old-fashioned management hierarchy..

Brent, Susan, and Travis illuminate the landscape of team self-management---showing how organizations can empower their members, create meaningful work, and welcome the whole person in the workplace.

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