Brave New Work: Are You Ready to Reinvent Your Organization?

by Aaron Dignan

better next time. Take turns or speak in rounds to hear all voices during meetings and calls. Give up preplanned agendas and start building them on the fly. Create dashboards that make team activity and performance visible. Make org and team financials transparent and accessible. Make compensation transparent to everyone in the organization. Adopt a policy of “open by default” when it comes to information. Make all available information searchable and accessible. Work in public by making workflow and work in progress visible to other teams. Stop sharing files and switch to software that supports real-time collaboration. Ensure that all agreements, rules, policies, roles, and structures are transparent, documented, and governable. Phase out internal email and move to Slack, Teams, or Workplace. Institute a regular ask-me-anything meeting that’s open to everyone. Prioritize generative difference when hiring and forming teams. Stop hiring for culture fit and start hiring for what’s missing from the culture. Create a team charter for every team, project, or initiative. Create a “user manual to me” for every member of the team. Make time for gratitude, recognition, and celebration. Replace annual performance reviews with continuous feedback. Share a round of instant feedback after every sprint, event, or milestone. Ritualize and master the practice of giving, receiving, and acting on feedback. Create communities of practice for knowledge sharing and development. Transition from...