Redshift3

Redshift: 1. the systematic increase in the wavelength of all light received from a celestial object.

2. A metaphor for increasing the quantum of freedom available for individuals in an organization to pursue excellence.

Dr. Lori Kane on the Magic of Self-Organizing Work Groups and the Collective Self

Doug Kirkpatrick interviewed Dr. Lori Kane of Collective Self, LLC, in December 2009 for the Self-Management Institute.  Here is the complete transcript of that interview.

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Change is Really Hard. Really.

For organizations and the people within them to become more self-managing, most organizations must change.  These changes may include flattened hierarchies, distributed decision-making, empowerment programs and the like.  But as noted by Blanchard researchers Pat Zigarma and Judd Hoestrka, as many as 70% of change efforts fail to achieve their purpose—an overwhelming number.

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Book Review: The Starfish and the Spider

What industrial theory, web culture, the war on terror, the Great Barrier Reef and other seemingly random topics have to do with leaderless organizations.

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