June 15, 2023

Everyday genius

You might like this excellent podcast series from Gary Hamel and Michele Zanini, authors of ‘Humanocracy’.

In ‘The New Human Movement‘  they tell fascinating stories of how huge companies have been able to re-invent themselves simply by giving everyone who works for them a bit more of what they really want:

  • Agency – to make their own ‘me-shaped’ dent in the universe.
  • Mastery – to learn and master (even teach) new skills.
  • Autonomy – to be free to choose how they make their dent.
  • Purpose – to do this for something bigger than themselves, that has meaning beyond the sale.
  • Community – to do all this with ‘people like us’.
    • Status – to know (and for others to know) where we stand in our communities.

 

Thereby unleashing the ‘everyday genius’ of everyone, instead of relying on that of a chosen few.

Imagine the impact you could have if you started from here in the first place?