There is a shift happening in the social impact sector. The way we have been working is no longer working. This shift is happening in three dimensions: From centralised to decentralised — recognising that legacy bureaucracies are taking precious resources away from the causes and individuals that need them. From saviour to partnership —a service delivery model that empowers, rather than creates dependency. …

If you want to be a good leader in a self-managing team or organisation, you have some unlearning to do. I’ve spoken to more than 50 leaders for my podcast who have shared stories of the different ways they have overcome this challenge. Here are just three examples I wanted…

Here are two tricks I’ve learned to help tricky relationship conversations go well. In today’s increasingly complex world, we are more dependent on each other than ever. The more complexity there is, the more trust and openness is required in our relationships. The good news is, we have the opportunity…

Many people I speak to think that transitioning to self-management will ‘solve’ diversity, equity, and inclusion. Inspired by books like Reinventing Organisations, the hope is self-management and wholeness will create a utopia of human beings in harmony. It’s so disappointing, then, when harmful power dynamics persist. Self-managing organisations are not a panacea. Take, for example, who…

For the last century or so, we have been taught to think that a good leader is the smartest, most charismatic person in the room. We read about it in the media, we see it in movies, we study these leaders in school. The problem is, this belief kills off the leadership in others. A famous MIT study on collective intelligence…

Many people assume there is no career progression in self-managing organisations. When we take away the pyramidal hierarchy and the career ladder, does everyone just become equal? How does anyone get promoted if there are no bosses? Career progression exists in self-managing organisations, it just looks different. There is no one-size-fits-all solution. …

Here are some tips for leaders on how to become more coach-like. Michael Bungay Stanier, author of the best-selling coaching book of the century The Coaching Habit, says: “If you’d like a better team, if you’d like to feel less stressed, if you’d like to be doing more work that…

These four principles will start shifting the responsibility in meetings or discussions from only you, to you and the group. I spend my working life either facilitating groups to unleash their potential, or training leaders to do the same. …

Here are three questions to think about before exploring transparent and self-set salaries. Rethinking how you do compensation can open up new levels of trust and responsibility in the organisation. But, it can also open up a can of worms. …