Have you ever read a book you want to either recommend or offer to everyone you know? One of those books you just immersed yourself in and left totally inspired by ? Well, this is what happened to me a few weeks ago when I bought « Reinventing organizations » by Frederic Laloux. Frederic Laloux researched 12 organizations …
Taming the ego could have deep repercussions on how we structure and run organizations. Many of the corporate ills today can be traced to behaviors driven by fearful egos: politics, bureaucratic rules and processes, endless meetings, analysis paralysis, information hoarding and secrecy, wishful thinking, ignoring problems away, lack of …
Role versus Job Title. This is an important topic discussed throughout Frederic Laloux’s book and which I have always been very sensitive to. The book described really well how this distinction is of utmost importance for any Teal organizations to thrive. And in particular how it allows self-management to deliver …
When trust replaces fear, when we are less attached to our ego (as seen in my previous post), when we feel more connected to others and to a purpose, will a hierarchical pyramid still provide the best organizational structure? From a Teal perspective, the right question is not: how can …
For many years, I really believed that conflict equaled anger, and that anger led to conflict. I was avoiding conflict as much as possible, mostly because I did not know how to deal with it. Just did not have the skills to properly address conflict and manage anger, mine and …
How to give feedback on people’s work performance? One of the skills managers seem to be receiving many training on. And yet, I find, possibly one of the least mastered skill. Why is it so difficult for those of us in people management positions to 1. have the courage to …
Have you ever tried to ask people around you what they think about their company’s mission statement ? If you get an answer (not everyone does even actually remember it !), you will tend to get a rather cynical answer, or neutral at best. But very rarely will you …
We are reaching the end of our series ! We have discussed several topics from Frederic Laloux’s book. Aspects and attributes that all the researched companies in the book have in common. But a question reminds as many of us might sense a calling for embracing « Evolutionary-Teal » principles, for “going …
This FREE ebook is “based on and inspired by “ Frederic Laloux’s book, “Reinventing Organizations”. With “Unleash your team’s natural potential”, my goal is to share what has inspired me and resonated with me as I read Frederic Laloux’s book. Based on my own experience as a manager, I have …