Organizations and Complexity

Stop thinking like a hierarchy, with titles and reporting relationships, and start framing the enterprise in terms of networks. Mapping value networks is a start, as is talking about social networks and supporting them through the use of social media. If you look at work differently and talk about it differently, then new conversations and attitudes will result.

Here are some ideas, for starters:

• Abolish the organization chart and replace it with a network diagram
• Move away from counting hours, to a results oriented work environment
• Encourage outside work that doesn’t directly interfere with paid work, as it will strengthen the network
• Provide options for workers to come and go and give them ways to stay connected when they’re not employed. Build an ecosystem or join one.

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