Many of us are dissatisfied with the way companies operate. As Frederic Laloux, who has spent 15 years advising and coaching companies and who published the book "Reinventing Organizations" in 2014, says:
"Work is more often than not dread and drudgery, not passion and purpose”.
In some companies, they have started to do something about it.
Managers and CEOs have started to return to the basics of how a company is organised. You are e.g. started asking the very basic questions like:
In his book "Reinventing Organizations", Frederic Laloux describes how human organizations have changed from the family groups of hunter/gatherer society, over gangs and the power focus of mafia groups to the states, bureaucracies and organized religions of agricultural society. Today, according to Laloux, we see several different organizational forms coexisting. The materialistic Achievement organization prominent in commercial enterprises where efficiency and results replace a focus on morality. Most recently we have seen what he calls Pluralistic organizations. In other words, companies and organizations that focus less on success and results. What is important in this type of organization, on the other hand, are concepts such as respect, fairness, harmony and relationships.
Each of these organizational types has its advantages and disadvantages. Eg. Achievement leads organizations' focus on results to greed and overspending, while Pluralistic organizations have proven to be unsuccessful in larger groups/organizations because it is impossible for everyone to agree on everything.
The human way of organizing has evolved throughout our history and will continue to do so. Laloux's work for the past 15 years has consisted of investigating a new form of organizations: those he calls Evolutionary.
And it is this new type of organization that we have to deal with here. Because they know something new. Something that, in many organisations, has proven to bring passion back into work.
When you first start reading about these organizations, it may sound like new age, circles and alternative treatments, which will make some people hesitate to try it out. In addition, Laloux in a video states that you should not embark on an organizational change of this kind unless you, as the CEO, are ready to go through a change with yourself first.
However, if you are ready for it, there are great benefits to be had.
Laloux points to three breakthroughs this new type of organization brings
Homecare―Netherlands―7,000 employees―Nonprofit
Buurtzorg was founded as a nonprofit in 2006 by Jos de Blok and a team of nurses. It has since become the largest local care organization in the Netherlands.
―USA―1,350 employees―Commercial
Yvon Chouinard, founded the company that later became Patagonia in 1957 to produce climbing equipment. The company has since become one of the leading manufacturers of "outdoor" clothing.
We are also seeing changes in Denmark. Among other things. is our society going to change due to e.g. digitization. According to a report from McKinsey, it is e.g. possible to automate up to 40% of all working time in Denmark. And they estimate that it is something that will affect all sectors to a greater or lesser degree.
How Danish companies and organizations cope with these new challenges depends on how they choose to approach the transition. It is far from all companies that take such drastic action as the Evlolutionary. Many companies stick to the old organizational forms and try other methods instead. Eg. artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, machine learning, robots, self-driving cars and much more.
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