This morning, I finished reading Igniting the Invisible Tribe by Josh Allan Dykstra. Josh describes how to “design an organization that doesn’t suck.” (My kind of guy!) And he’s calling for nothing less than a workplace revolution. One concept I love is the idea of doing away with a top-down, hierarchical structure and revamping the concept of management. Instead he calls for us to see ourselves as either either Builders or Architects. Both roles have value and one is not better than the other.
Josh asks us to change our words and thinking about those who do work that we wouldn’t want to do. For instance, just because I don’t want to do accounting work does not mean that no one wants to do it. It’s simply my preference. What if my contributions and the accounting (or janitorial) ones were viewed as just as vital and valuable? Josh suggests this type of thinking is critical in the new workplace. Dignity for all.
Today I get to meet up with Josh for coffee. Can’t wait to talk with him more about the concept in his book about businesses of the future and how they need to be Connected or Meaningful or Human. If you want to feel the excitement of what’s to come and be a part of it, read this book.
Go Josh!