Can you imagine a workplace without management structure and titles, and that talks about love? Doug Kirkpatrick can, and does, particularly at Morning Star, as well as in other teams & organizations he describes to Kelly & Lara.
It's called Organizational Self-Management and there are 2 simple principles: No Coercion and Keep Commitments.
Try this definition of work: creating value for another human being. If that was your definition, how would that impact your leadership and organization?
Our mic drop moment: Bureaucracy is designed to destroy accountability.
Doug shared SO many fantastic resources:
- CommitKeeper software
- Sylvia Garcia of Coca Cola Happiness Institute
- Do you have the will to lead? Fast Company article
- Shop Class as Soulcraft by Matthew B. Crawford
- The Winner Effect by Ian Robertson
- Maverick by Ricardo Semler
- The backwards bicycle video on YouTube
- The Brave New Work podcast
Find Doug on LinkedIn and check out his books (The No Limits Enterprise, Beyond Empowerment, and more)
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