I try to lead along the ideas and principles of organic leadership. One thing that stands out more clearly than anything else is that it is very messy and very sca’rrrry. However, not nearly as scary as the thought of having manage a group of creative people who natuarally give their best when given the opportunity to shine.
So how do we ensure that individuals enjoy such an opportunity to shine in their gifts and talents while maintaining and exceeding the company goals and expectations. I believe that it can be facilitated through an organising principle, or rather, a set vision and a set of values.
Our vision is tied into elements that are longer lasting than the quarterly review. In this way we hope that our people can find s sence of space in the monthly targets to deal with the daily dilemma’s in such a way that pulls us all forward beyound the task at hand.
Our success seems to be tied into the ability to communicate these tasks in such a way that they each find their place within the organizing principles of our vision. That is one way that we free up each individual to ‘control’ how they manages their work towards reaching and exceeding our goals.
The truth is that it often gets quite messy, however when we get it right… boy do our people shine!
