Organizational Democracy

San Francisco, Day 1, 1PM-2PM 

I was asked some questions by a coworker as we walked along the street to lunch.

How did you get involved with what you’re doing now?
I was at a company that sold TV’s over the internet.  I was doing strategic planning and marketing, but I couldn’t get anything done.  To do anything, I needed to work with folks in other departments.  So I put together teams and we got stuff done.

And you figured, if I can do it here, I can do it anywhere?
Yes.  And what was best about it was, once people saw what the teams were doing, they said, “I want to be on a team myself.”  So they started their own teams, and people could be on as many teams, working on as many projects as they wanted.

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• You’re invited to “Make Your Own” this Sunday April 15, 5:15pm

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