Our work with Organizational Culture
Do you ever feel like an ET trying to talk with humans about organizational culture? Well, that was how I felt one day... On one [...]
Develop systems, not people
"Personal or people development" is a widely used keyword in the corporate world. Companies invest in training, coaching, mentoring, performance evaluations, feedback, and development programs [...]
Structure influences behavior and vice versa
Have you ever wondered why different people working in the same positions seem to behave similarly? Let's take a look at a common Brazilian [...]
Autonomy at work
As humans, we have an intrinsic desire to direct our own actions. We hate not being able to make decisions about our own lives. At [...]
The value of hierarchy and authority
From the moment I started working with organizational design, improving our relationship with power within organizations was important to me. The idea of an authority [...]
The chain of command
How on earth did we end up here? The chain of command is incredibly ubiquitous in organizations, so much so that I have difficulty finding [...]
The way of the External Link (O2) or Lead Link (Holacracy)
If your organization is shifting into self-management, you may find yourself going through a transition from manager to systems thinker. The most common path (though [...]
Reinventing Organziations: A Critical Vision
The book Reinventing Organizations, published in 2014, quickly proved to be a bestseller and a whole movement was created around the charismatic figure of the [...]
Building awareness around group interactions
Contrary to what sometimes seems to be the reality, the world of work is not populated by manipulative psychopaths who want to maintain power. [...]
Practices or principles – a false dichotomy
There is a false dichotomy that often appears in lectures and texts that talk about new management models, agile methods, etc. The text goes [...]