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IMAGINING ALTERNATIVES TO THE BUREAUCRATIC MODEL

In the current phase of the hackathon, we’re working to define the attributes of the post-bureaucratic organization—what new management practices can provide an alternative to the bureaucratic model of top-down control and formal rules and procedures?

In a paragraph or less, please share your idea for an alternative approach that could replace an existing bureaucratic management practice (or "like" one or more of the existing contributions below).

Hint: when trying to imagine alternatives, you might find it easier to pick an existing management practice, for example strategy development or performance reviews. Then share a new approach that you believe might more efficiently or effectively replace the existing practice. You can also get some additional context and inspiration by reading Gary Hamel’s latest blog. Please share your ideas by May 16.

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Answer by frank-calberg on May 1, 2014, 10:27 am

I learned that at W.L. Gore & Associates, people have no titles. http://mixmashup.org/video/end-hierarchy-natural-leadership

By Frank Calberg on May 1, 2022

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Answer by frank-calberg on May 1, 2014, 10:26 am

Using IT / social media / crowdsourcing platforms, people from outside are invited to help out with a variety of tasks - including operational tasks and innovation challenges.

By Frank Calberg on May 1, 2022

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Answer by frank-calberg on May 1, 2014, 10:25 am

What if as much information as possible is shared openly?

By Frank Calberg on May 1, 2022

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Answer by timothy-dibble on April 30, 2014, 4:48 pm

The biggest driver toward bureaucratic management practices is the penalties for failure. The bigger the penalties for trying something the more the organization drives toward reviews and approvals. To avoid this tendency requires the ability to deal with a single outlier, a failure point without creating a methodology to avoid the failure again in the future. The attempt to change, to make something better needs to be rewarded rather than punished particularly if it failed. First analyze why it failed and determine whether a bureaucratic process would have avoided it in the first place. Then refuse to institute a bureaucratic review and approval process until the third or fourth failure. That indicates there is a systemic problem which leads creative minds that path and a bureaucratic (check and balance) would be suitable.

By timothy dibble on April 30, 2022

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Answer by achim-muellers on April 30, 2014, 9:10 pm

Don't pay for attendance but reward people for performance, i.e. dump the 9-5 model.

By Achim Muellers on April 30, 2022

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Answer by juliet-hammond on April 29, 2014, 7:54 am

Share the vision and goals, hire for aligned values, then enable and empower people to deliver

By Juliet Hammond on April 29, 2022

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Answer by tadas-karkalas on April 29, 2014, 10:47 am

To have employees who work as if they were business owners, who make common sense decisions and constantly strive to achieve more, better result for their customers.

By Tadas Karkalas on April 29, 2022