Plantronics has a shiny new headquarters in Santa Cruz, Calif., but most employees probably won’t spend too much time there.
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Anne Egros's curator insight,
June 15, 2013 7:13 AM
Despite the astronomical speed of technology changes, most organizations still operate within the traditional top-down authority model.
The article suggest that the future of organizations is "Holacracy" where the organizational power is distributed according to a set of explicit processes and structures designed to achieve the company’s purpose.
In a Holacracy, every role in the organization has an explicit, documented purpose and set of accountabilities, and roles exist separately from the individuals who happen to be filling them at the time.
Billy R Bennett's curator insight,
January 25, 2013 8:37 PM
Too much emphasis on the word social may distract older leaders from comprehending the real power of social business collaboration - faster, better results. Daanish Kahn offers a great set of five myths about the use of social collaboration tools that needs to be understood by any leader seeking to get results and high levels of engagement. My favorite is the first one... Myth 1 – Social Collaboration platforms are not safe and secure.
Aligning and engaging people more quickly in your organization are some of the best reasons to look seriously at adopting social collaboration tools. We've seen this in our work when such tools allowed teams to connect and overcome natural barriers to get work done. I heard someone say recently, if you are not engaging them at least don't do things to disengage them! Most work systems do just that for many workers. Allowing and learning Social Collaboration Tool use is an excelleng step in the right direction. |
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This is a great example of redesigning of an organization as a whole system. Often the thinking about work only includes process or a specific feature. Here Plantronics has carried the "theme" into the architecture. The office space is desinged to reflect a workforce that works somewhere other than the physical office.
There are only desks for 60-70% off the staff. Video screens around the office allow remote staff members to participate in meetings at anytime...even with informal or spontaneous gatherings.
In the past, this kind of work design was often an innovative approach to work life balance. Now, it is aimed squarely at a new generation worker who expects instant access and connection to others.
To me, the best organization design is built from the inside out... from work design to organization design. This is a great start.
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