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Holacracy and Its Discontents

March 22, 2016 By Bennett Voyles

Developments in technology have always led to changes in management practices. Papyrus and writing made the first empires possible, and the telegraph and telephone later gave the modern corporation its central nervous system. As digitalization changes the nature of our work, it’s not so wild to imagine management will change too. One answer may be Holacracy, a trademarked management system designed by former programmer Brian J. Robertson. Using what he describes as “a new social technology”, Robertson hopes to remove what he sees as a key defect in the modern enterprise: the inability to incorporate the insights of individuals into the actions of the group.

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Creativity, Management Tagged With: Hierarchy, Holacracy, Organizational Culture

The Thinker Interview: Jeffrey Pfeffer on Human Sustainability

April 5, 2013 By Neelima Mahajan

    Organization behavior expert and Stanford Professor Jeffrey Pfeffer on the poor state of human sustainability in organizations In a career spanning more than four decades, there is one thing that Jeffrey Pfeffer has never done—mince words and sugarcoat advice. Pfeffer, the Thomas D. Dee II Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Stanford Graduate […]

Filed Under: All Articles, Best Practice, Conversations, Employment, ExpertSpeak, Know China, Social Good, Sustainability, Talent, The Thinker Interview Tagged With: Healthcare, human sustainability, Jeffrey Pfeffer, Organization behavior, Organizational Culture, Slider, Sustainability, Triple Bottomline

The High Growth Conundrum: Building the Right Culture

November 12, 2012 By Bennett Voyles

In a high-growth environment, building the right culture is tougher than you think. The third article in our series on hypergrowth will show you how to go about building your company’s culture when everything is moving at a dizzying pace. For the other articles in this series, click here   A lot of things must […]

Filed Under: 2012, All Articles, Best Practice, China, Culture, Know China, Management, Talent Tagged With: Employee Engagement, Hypergrowth, Organizational Culture, Shalom Saada Saar, Slider, Verne Harnish

The High-Growth Conundrum: Q&A with the ‘Growth Guy’, Verne Harnish

November 2, 2012 By Bennett Voyles

All over China, leaders of fast-growing companies are asking themselves: how can we grow as fast as we need to without destroying our company? It’s a question Verne Harnish has been answering for years. Harnish is the CEO of Gazelles, a Virginia-headquartered executive education and coaching firm focused on advising fast-growing companies that hosts seminars […]

Filed Under: 2012, All Articles, Best Practice, Chinese Economy, Conversations, Management, Q&A, Strategy, Talent Tagged With: Hiring, Hypergrowth, Organizational Culture, Retention, Slider, Talent Management, Verne Harnish

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