When I first thought of writing this, it was meant to be an internal note to colleagues at Free Agent Source. That lasted about a minute before I decided to publish as a regular blog post. We believe in transparency, which means we should document publicly as much as possible. If it needs to be …
Our Mission and Values Defined By Southwest Airlines Read More »
As a society, we generally accept everyone reviews everything. We express our opinion and comment on just about everything we experience, read or see. This has changed how we curate the content of our lives. It means business owners and executives can no longer control information about their company’s products and services. That control is …
Why do people spend $60 or more on a video game for the privilege of banging away at the controller for hours in front of a big screen? For the emotional rush. For the adventure of the game story and characters, for that feeling of satisfaction from developing skill and achieving a high score, for recognition …
Self-Managed Recognition and Rewards Energize the Game Read More »
It may be difficult to imagine a self-organized team actually functioning without plunging into a cacophony of chaos, if you’re not familiar with team self-organization. It’s easier to understand when we add the context of a system of rules for interaction accepted and implemented by all participants. The starting point of self-organization is to create a team …
If we think of our company as a game, we realize working there may not be as fun, agile or productive as it could be. The key is to design for self-organizing teams. Multi-player video games show us the way as players collaborate, improvise, adapt and spontaneously respond to opportunities. In many games, there is …
