Published in Brave New Leaders·Jun 14Forget WHERE TO WORK. Focus on HOW TO WORK.For a lot of organizations, the Future of Work discussion seems to have stalled at the issue of working from home or in the office. And while this might currently be an operational priority, you shouldn’t forget that the Future of Work and New Ways of Working are about much…Leadership2 min read
Published in Brave New Leaders·Jun 7Creating a workplace worth the commuteOne of the principles of transforming towards new ways of working I laid out earlier is to “Entice over Enforce.” What if, instead of forcing and threatening people to make them come back to the office, you made it so attractive that they simply couldn’t resist? The most common reasons…New Ways Of Working3 min read
Published in Brave New Leaders·Jun 2Stop that WFH / Office discussion — You’re missing the point!!!Allow me to rant…just a little…this week. I’m getting fed up with that discussion around calling people back to the office or allowing them to work from home. Last week it was Apple; the week before, it was JP Morgan; this week, it was Tesla. …Brave New Leaders4 min read
Published in Brave New Leaders·May 17Why does your organization care about the Future of Work?For the past several months, I’ve been speaking to Future of Work leaders around the globe. Two motivations emerged: (1) There are those organizations who care about the FoW to: Save real estate costs. “If people work from home, we need less office space.” 😎 Gain a competitive advantage in…Future Of Work3 min read
Published in Brave New Leaders·May 12Highlights from Microsoft’s New Future Work Report 2022Last week Microsoft published its new Future of Work report. As it’s 100+ pages, I thought I’d give you the highlights. Use these as inspiration when thinking about and designing your Future of Work strategy. I also highlight some implications and questions for leaders. Enjoy. …Newfutureofwork8 min read
Published in Brave New Leaders·Apr 26Is Self-Management for Everyone?The short answer: No. Talk to anybody who has ever introduced or been part of a transformation from a traditional hierarchical organization to a flat one, with no bosses and more autonomy, and they’ll tell you that it is not easy. Some don’t want to give up their power: “I…Self Management5 min read
Published in Brave New Leaders·Apr 14Best Buy’s “Results Only Work Environment” and what we might learn from it todayIn the early 2000s, Cali Ressler & Jody Thompson were developing new HR guidelines at Best Buy, the electronics retailer, when they wondered what would happen if Best Buy granted employees 100% freedom and autonomy for managing themselves and their time and, in return expected 100% accountability for producing results. …Brave New Leaders5 min read
Published in Brave New Leaders·Mar 30Do you want to increase engagement and collaboration? Take a leap of faith and trust in people.Have you come across teams and organizations that fell short of their potential for delivering results? We certainly have. In one example, people on all levels of the organization knew that the hierarchical and departmental mindset and behavior formed the critical obstacle to reaching results. …Trust6 min read
Published in Brave New Leaders·Mar 14Self-Leadership and the Changing Role of ManagementIf teams manage themselves, what does that mean for managers and leaders? In the last edition of Brave New Leaders, we discussed team self-management and self-leadership. This week we‘ll look into the implications for managers if teams manage themselves. What‘s management anyhow? Wikipedia defines management as “… the act of getting people together…Leadership4 min read
Published in Brave New Leaders·Mar 7Do you need the hierarchy to break the hierarchy?Maybe. Maybe not. On how to achieve self-leadership. Last week I posted here on LinkedIn that „You need the hierarchy to break the hierarchy. “ I was quoting a leader I had spoken to a while ago, whose organization has successfully transformed towards being self-managed. A reader responded that you…Future Of Work9 min read
