Clear Roles

In decentralized teams, and organizations adapting to the emerging "new world of work" are all on a journey of discovery. Working out loud, sharing what we're learning, and documenting the process creates coherence.     In this podcast, Lead Together co-authors Brent Lowe, Susan Basterfield and Travis Marsh share some ways that self-managing organizations can document their processes organically, collaboratively and effectively using handbooks, playbooks and blogs.  They discuss: - The purpose of handbooks, playbooks and blogs - How these tools differ in lead together vs traditional organizations - How language helps or hinders the effectiveness of documents  Find Lead Together on: http://www.leadtogether.co/​​ https://www.linkedin.com/company/lead-together-the-book Find the authors on LinkedIn: Brent Lowe - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brentloweconnects/Susan Basterfield - https://www.linkedin.com/in/susan-basterfield-ab8104/Travis Marsh - https://www.linkedin.com/in/travismarsh/

If your organization's structure is a rigid hierarchy, it will be challenging to make real change. Progressive leaders have experimented with a variety of alternatives, replacing rigid pyramids with agile structures. Three different approaches have stood the test of time, with most teams relying on one particular strategy: parallel team webs, individual contracting or nested teams. There is a hierarchy on each of these paths, but rather than being static, it's dynamic. In this video, Lead Together co-authors Brent Lowe, Susan Basterfield, and Travis Marsh share insights into:  What are operating systems, and how do they work?  Beyond this idea of the traditional hierarchy or pyramid, what are the additional types of operating systems?  Operating philosophies, principles and practices Find Lead Together on: http://www.leadtogether.co/​​ https://www.linkedin.com/company/lead-together-the-book Find the authors on LinkedIn: Brent Lowe - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brentloweconnects/Susan Basterfield - https://www.linkedin.com/in/susan-basterfield-ab8104/Travis Marsh - https://www.linkedin.com/in/travismarsh/

Organizations with established habits and rituals can build a flourishing culture. When we purposely look for rhythms that make the organization stronger, everybody benefits.  In this podcast, Lead Together co-authors Brent Lowe, Susan Basterfield and Travis Marsh share their experience and insights on:   How habits/ rituals contribute to company culture and success Being intentional vs reflexive or reactive with rituals  Retrospectives as a powerful post-project ritual  Identifying when rituals are working and when to end them   For more on the topic, check out Susan's blog on "The Hidden Power of Rituals and Rhythms" - https://www.leadtogether.co/news/the-hidden-power-of-rituals-and-rhythms

Legal agreements are not just about the agreement itself, but also convey a lot about you and your team and your values and should not come from fear. It is meant to put in place values-aligned approaches for addressing future changes, conflicts and crises. Easy to understand, these documents are human-centred, providing certainty and safety.   They discuss:  How do legal agreements reflect values? Ways that self-managing organizations structure their agreements to incorporate dispute resolution.   And it all starts with a coffee :)

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Think of an elastic band. In its natural state, it is tension-free. But as soon as you start pulling at its ends, tension forms. The more you pull, the greater the tension becomes. When you let go, the band flies—how far depends on how much tension was stored up.  In this podcast, Lead Together co-authors Brent Lowe, Susan Basterfield and Travis Marsh share insight into resolving interpersonal tension.   They discuss:  The nature of tension The impact of language in resolving tension  Creating cadence for dealing with tension proactively   Find Lead Together on: http://www.leadtogether.co/​  https://www.linkedin.com/company/lead...​

When we lead together, it becomes easier to notice the purpose that’s guiding us, because we start to pay attention to it.  It’s in the coming together, in creating what only this group of people can create that we can find an aligned purpose. But not at the expense of the humans, never at the expense of the people in the system.  When we lead together, it becomes easier to notice the purpose that’s guiding us, because we start to pay attention to it.  Understanding that it’s not something you do once and forget about until you get tired of the company colours or your website starts to look out of fashion. Organizational purpose is evolutionary – it changes as we change, as our products and services mature and pivot, as our clients grow and drift.  Like any strategic intention, it’s dynamic and adaptive.  Read the blog article http://www.leadtogether.co/news/2020/...​ Co-author Susan Basterfield shares some insight into the topic of purpose in this video.

Anyone working within a successful organization will name effective feedback as a cornerstone of their success. Catch up with Lead Together co-authors Susan Basterfield, Brent Lowe and Travis Marsh as they share insight on how organizations can go beyond feedback and develop both mutual curiosity and an awareness of different feedback receiving personalities.   They also cover the following questions and dive deeper on: -  Mutual curiosity: how does that look in practice? And how does that work?  Feedback personas  How does agreement work and examples/styles  Team feedback and now to eliminate blind spots  Creating information loops that flow through the system    Also read the blog from Travis Marsh as he discusses the topic further: http://www.leadtogether.co/news/creat...​  Find Lead Together on: http://www.leadtogether.co/​  https://www.linkedin.com/company/lead...

Lead Together co-authors Brent Lowe, Susan Basterfield and Travis Marsh share insights into how self-managing organizations approach transparency to facilitate better decision making.   They discuss:  Views and fears around increasing transparency in organizations  Empowering team members to make better decisions through information sharing  Tools and platforms that facilitate greater transparency Find Lead Together on: http://www.leadtogether.co/​​​  https://www.linkedin.com/company/lead...​  Find the authors on LinkedIn:  Brent Lowe - https://www.linkedin.com/in/brentlowe...​ Susan Basterfield - https://www.linkedin.com/in/susan-bas...​ Travis Marsh - https://www.linkedin.com/in/travismarsh/

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