Reinventing Organizations

The way we manage organizations seems increasingly out of date. Deep inside, we sense that more is possible. We long for soulful workplaces, for authenticity, community, passion, and purpose. In this groundbreaking book, the author shows that every time, in the past, when humanity has shifted to a new stage of consciousness, it has achieved extraordinary breakthroughs in collaboration. A new shift in consciousness is currently underway. Could it help us invent a more soulful and purposeful way to run our businesses and nonprofits, schools and hospitals? A few pioneers have already cracked the code and they show us, in practical detail, how it can be done. Leaders, founders, coaches, and consultants will find this work a joyful handbook, full of insights, examples, and inspiring stories. Contents: pt. 1. Historical and Developmental Perspective. -- 1.1. Changing paradigms: past and present organizational models -- 1.2. About stages of development -- 1.3. Evolutionary-Teal -- pt. 2. The Structures, Practices, and Cultures of Teal Organizations -- 2.1. Three breakthroughs and a metaphor -- 2.2. Self-management (structures) -- 2.3. Self-management (processes) -- 2.4. Striving for wholeness (general practices) -- 2.5. Striving for wholeness (HR processes) -- 2.6. Listening to evolutionary purpose -- 2.7.Common cultural traits -- pt. 3. The Emergence of Teal Organizations -- 3.1. Necessary conditions -- 3.2. Starting up a Teal Organization -- 3.3. Transforming an existing organization -- 3.4. Results -- 3.5. Teal Organizations and Teal Society -- Appendices. 1. Research questions -- 2. Beyond Evolutionary-Teal -- 3. Structures of Teal Organizations -- 4. Overview of Teal structures, practices, and processes.