Reinventing Organizations: A Guide to Creating O

Thewaywemanageorganizationsseemsincreasinglyoutofdate.Surveyaftersurveyshowsthatamajorityofemployeesfeeldisengagedfromtheircompanies.TheepidemicoforganizationaldisillusionmentgoeswaybeyondCorporateAmerica-teachers，doctors，andnursesareleavingtheirprofessionsinrecordnumbersbecausethewaywerunschoolsandhospitalskillstheirvocation.Governmentagenciesandnonprofitshaveanoblepurpose，butworkingfortheseentitiesoftenfeelssoullessandlifelessjustthesame.Alltheseorganizationssufferfrompowergamesplayedatthetopandpowerlessnessatlowerlevels，frominfightingandbureaucracy，fromendlessmeetingsandaseeminglynever-endingsuccessionofchangeandcost-cuttingprograms.Deepinside，welongforsoulfulworkplaces，forauthenticity，community，passion，andpurpose.Thesolution，accordingtomanyprogressivescholars，lieswithmoreenlightenedmanagement.Butrealityshowsthatthisisnotenough.Inmostcases，thesystembeatstheindividual-whenmanagersorleadersgothroughaninnertransformation，theyendupleavingtheirorganizationsbecausetheynolongerfeellikeputtingupwithaplacethatisinhospitabletothedeeperlongingsoftheirsoul.Weneedmoreenlightenedleaders，butweneedsomethingmore：enlightenedorganizationalstructuresandpractices.Butisthereevensuchathing?Canweconceiveofenlightenedorganizations?Inthisgroundbreakingbook，theauthorshowsthateverytimehumanityhasshiftedtoanewstageofconsciousnessinthepast，ithasinventedawholenewwaytostructureandrunorganizations，eachtimebringingextraordinarybreakthroughsincollaboration.Anewshiftinconsciousnessiscurrentlyunderway.Couldithelpusinventaradicallymoresoulfulandpurposefulwaytorunourbusinessesandnonprofits，schoolsandhospitals?Thepioneeringorganizationsresearchedforthisbookhavealready"crackedthecode."Theirfoundershavefundamentallyquestionedeveryaspectofmanagementandhavecomeupwithentirelyneworganizationalmethods.Eventhoughtheyoperateinverydifferentindustriesandgeographiesanddidnotknowofeachother'sexperiments，thestructuresandpracticestheyhavedevelopedareremarkablysimilar.It'shardnottogetexcitedaboutthisfinding：aneworganizationalmodelseemstobeemerging，anditpromisesasoulfulrevolutionintheworkplace."ReinventingOrganizations"describesinpracticaldetailhoworganizationslargeandsmallcanoperateinthisnewparadigm.Leaders，founders，coaches，andconsultantswillfindthisworkajoyfulhandbook，fullofinsights，examples，andinspiringstories.