Humanocracy
Book description
A Wall Street Journal Bestseller
In a world of unrelenting change and unprecedented challenges, we need organizations that are resilient and daring.
Unfortunately, most organizations, overburdened by bureaucracy, are sluggish and timid. In the age of upheaval, top-down power structures and rule-choked management systems are a liability. They crush creativity…
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3 authors picked Humanocracy as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Humanocracy addresses perhaps the biggest opportunity for value creation at scale, i.e., transitioning large command-and-control corporations to flatter organizations.
What I like most is the combination of rigorous thinking, plain language, and company stories illustrating the worldwide movement to purge bureaucracy. I have personally studied one of the companies spotlighted, the preeminent steel manufacturer Nucor. Four layers of management from the CEO to those working in the steel plants.
The authors understand what makes Nucor excel (page 82): “True to the spirit of humanocracy, Nucor’s model isn’t about pushing employees to do more, but giving them the opportunity to be…
From Bartley's list on knowledge building and value creation.
Nobody writes better about management innovation and about the need for radically changing traditional management than Gary Hamel and Michele Zanini.
Humanocracy is loaded with amazing stories and convincing arguments, all written in an elegant and often witty way. The book is highly recommended.
From Bjarte's list on management innovation.
This book does a very nice job highlighting the costs of traditional bureaucracy and shows that bureaucracy costs the economy trillions of dollars. The authors then review how to create an organization where people feel empowered to accomplish all that they can. By fulling engaging the hearts, minds, and actions of people, organizations are more successful over time.
From Dave's list on how to improve organizations.
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