- Why Good Leaders Unknowingly Create Toxic Workplacesby Erika BjuneA recent Monster survey revealed that 80 percent of American workers now describe their work environments as toxic workplaces, up from 67 percent just a year ago. Even more alarming, 93 percent say their employers aren’t supporting their mental health needs, and more than half would consider quitting over workplace… Read more: Why Good Leaders Unknowingly Create Toxic Workplaces
- From Hierarchy to Agreements: What It Really Means to Distribute Powerby Erika BjuneThe shift from hierarchy to agreements is one of the most fundamental transformations an organization can make. Picture this: You’re in a meeting, and your team has spent weeks researching a solution to a persistent problem. The data is clear, the approach is sound, and everyone who will be affected… Read more: From Hierarchy to Agreements: What It Really Means to Distribute Power
- From Firefighting to Foresight: Escaping the Reaction Trapby Erika BjuneLeaders in nonprofits know the rhythm of change and uncertainty all too well. Another funding crisis. Another unexpected staff departure. Another policy change, community need, or board priority dropped in your lap with a demand for an immediate response. It’s one fire after another, and before you know it, firefighting… Read more: From Firefighting to Foresight: Escaping the Reaction Trap
- Transforming Anger into Fuel for Changeby Erika BjuneFew emotions grab hold of us as forcefully as anger. It rises quickly in moments of injustice, discrimination, or when the world feels hostile to what we value. Many of us were taught to view anger as something to control, something to suppress. Yet anger is also a signpost. It… Read more: Transforming Anger into Fuel for Change
- Meeting Our Self-Saboteurs, Reclaiming Our Strengthsby Erika BjuneWhen the heat is on, when the pressure is mounting, and the future looks uncertain, fear has a way of tightening its grip. It whispers caution, questions our abilities, and convinces us to avoid exactly the things that would help us grow stronger. Fear is sneaky that way. It feels… Read more: Meeting Our Self-Saboteurs, Reclaiming Our Strengths
- Uncertainty as Opportunity: Leading Through the Unknownby Erika BjuneThe ground feels like it’s shifting beneath the nonprofit sector. Funding streams that seemed stable are disappearing overnight. Policies that once supported your work are being reversed or weaponized. The communities you serve are facing threats that stretch your resources in ways you never anticipated. This isn’t the manageable uncertainty… Read more: Uncertainty as Opportunity: Leading Through the Unknown
- The Inner Work of Resilienceby Erika BjuneDemocracy feels fragile right now. Funding streams are drying up while policies emerge that directly threaten the communities many of us serve. The news cycle has become relentless, with fresh crises seemingly arriving daily. When the external world feels this chaotic, inner-focusing practices like reflection, emotional regulation, and personal growth… Read more: The Inner Work of Resilience
- Hope in Hard Times: Leading Through Crisisby Erika BjuneYou wake up, check the news, and feel your stomach drop. Another funding stream cut. Another policy rollback targeting the communities you serve. Another headline that makes the work you’ve dedicated your life to feel not just harder, but actively under attack. Then you open your laptop for the morning… Read more: Hope in Hard Times: Leading Through Crisis
- A Garden of Impact: Cultivating Self-Compassion in Leadershipby Erika BjuneEmpathy is a strength. It also needs refilling. This piece offers simple, personal practices to cultivate self-compassion so your leadership stays steady and effective.
- Don’t Burn Out Chasing Goals, Nurture Outcomes Insteadby Erika BjuneMission-driven leaders are no strangers to pressure or to chasing goals that never stop moving. Whether it’s meeting fundraising goals, proving impact to funders, or keeping a team motivated through uncertainty, the demands never seem to ease up. The work is meaningful, but the weight of it can be heavy.… Read more: Don’t Burn Out Chasing Goals, Nurture Outcomes Instead
- Leading Through Self-Doubt: Quieting the Voice That Holds You Backby Erika BjuneLeadership doesn’t come with a guidebook for what to do when your confidence falters. You might be months into a new role, or years into a trusted one, and still find yourself navigating moments when the ground feels shaky. It might show up as imposter syndrome, second-guessing your judgment, or… Read more: Leading Through Self-Doubt: Quieting the Voice That Holds You Back
- The Double-Edged Sword of Laissez-Faire Leadershipby Erika BjuneNot all absence is neglect. Not all freedom is trust. And not all “hands-off” leadership is a gift. In the study of leadership styles, laissez-faire is often defined, both academically and colloquially, as a posture of non-interference. The Oxford Languages dictionary puts it simply: “a policy or attitude of letting… Read more: The Double-Edged Sword of Laissez-Faire Leadership
- Bridging the Leadership Gap: From Transactional Boss to Transformative Change Agentby Erika BjuneLeadership doesn’t come in just one flavor, and it certainly doesn’t develop all at once. Most of us develop into our leadership over time, gaining skills, clarity, and self-awareness as we go. And, whether we realize it or not, our approach to leadership reflects how we see our role in… Read more: Bridging the Leadership Gap: From Transactional Boss to Transformative Change Agent
- Leadership as Learning: Growing Ourselves, Growing Togetherby Erika BjuneWhile doing the final editing pass on the proof of my upcoming book, Organizing for Impact, I came across a quote that really emphasizes why this work matters so much to me. It’s from Peter Senge, and it continues to shape how I think about leadership and learning: “Real learning… Read more: Leadership as Learning: Growing Ourselves, Growing Together
- Leading Starts Here: Returning to Self in a World That Pulls Us Awayby Erika BjuneLeadership is often talked about in terms of vision, influence, or strategy. We’re taught to associate it with action: stepping forward, speaking up, setting direction. Indeed, all of that can be true. When I speak with leaders, especially those immersed in the hard work of mission-driven change, I often hear… Read more: Leading Starts Here: Returning to Self in a World That Pulls Us Away
- Triggers and Choices: Finding Our Way Through the Fixed Mindset Fogby Erika BjuneThere’s a moment that perhaps we all recognize: your stomach tightens, your face flushes, and suddenly, you’re in that old story again. Maybe it’s the story that says you’re not ready. Maybe it’s the one that says you should have known better. Or the one that says if you don’t… Read more: Triggers and Choices: Finding Our Way Through the Fixed Mindset Fog
- When the Weight Feels Heavy: A Love Letter to Nonprofit Leaders and Changemakersby Erika BjuneNonprofit leaders are a special breed. They’re the ones who run toward the fire, not away from it. They work long hours not for profit, but for purpose. They wake up thinking about how to heal communities, fight injustice, lift others up, and somehow still make payroll by Friday. It… Read more: When the Weight Feels Heavy: A Love Letter to Nonprofit Leaders and Changemakers
- The Center Holds: What It Takes to Lead Through Emotional Undercurrentsby Erika BjuneYou don’t have to name it to feel it. The tension in a check-in that goes a little too quiet. The sideways energy in a team trying to push through. The inner pressure to stay upbeat when you’re not sure how much of your own uncertainty to show. We’re all… Read more: The Center Holds: What It Takes to Lead Through Emotional Undercurrents
- One Year, 52 Blog Posts: A Reflection on Purpose, Progress, and the Future of Workby Erika BjuneThis week marks a quiet little milestone: my 52nd weekly blog post for Transformetic. One post, every week, for a full year. I didn’t start with a clear plan or a mapped-out content calendar. I just knew I had something to say about work, about leadership, about the systems we… Read more: One Year, 52 Blog Posts: A Reflection on Purpose, Progress, and the Future of Work
- Shaping a New Leadership Playbook for a Complex Worldby Erika BjuneThere’s a kind of leadership style that once felt like the gold standard. It was all about decisiveness, structure, and holding the reins firmly. In times of uncertainty, it gave people something to rally around: a confident voice, a clear chain of command, and the promise that someone, somewhere, had… Read more: Shaping a New Leadership Playbook for a Complex World
- Reclaiming Our Seat at the Table: A Reflection on Power, Participation, and Possibilityby Erika BjuneThis week, I turn another year older. While I find that birthdays tend to sneak up with a certain insistence that time is passing, I do appreciate the invitation they offer to pause, reflect, and take stock. This year, my birthday reflection has a different weight to it. We’re living… Read more: Reclaiming Our Seat at the Table: A Reflection on Power, Participation, and Possibility
- Creating Psychologically Safe Workplaces Amid Uncertaintyby Erika BjuneIn times of heightened uncertainty, people look to their workplaces not just as places to earn a living, but as safe havens where they can express themselves without fear. Yet many workplaces fall short when it comes to fostering a true sense of psychological safety, especially for those already facing… Read more: Creating Psychologically Safe Workplaces Amid Uncertainty
- Leading Like a Coach: A Mindset Worth Celebratingby Erika BjuneDid you know that the art of coaching has its own celebratory week dedicated to it? That’s right, and this week is International Coaching Week, a time to celebrate the profound impact coaching has on individuals, teams, and organizations worldwide. As a leadership coach, I find this week especially meaningful… Read more: Leading Like a Coach: A Mindset Worth Celebrating
- When Disengagement Becomes the Norm, It’s Time to Rethink the Systemby Erika BjuneGallup’s latest State of the Global Workplace report offers a grim but unsurprising headline: employee engagement worldwide has declined for the second time since 2009, settling at just 21%. Less than a quarter of the people around the world are engaged in what they do for a living. For managers,… Read more: When Disengagement Becomes the Norm, It’s Time to Rethink the System
- When Your Colleague Isn’t Human: Rethinking Leadership for the Age of AI Agentsby Erika BjuneIt’s hard to ignore all the talk about AI these days. It’s in the news, in our tech, and, more recently, in our dinner conversations. Just last weekend, a friend—a nurse by profession, deeply rooted in earth-based spirituality and about as non-technical as you can get—told me with total sincerity… Read more: When Your Colleague Isn’t Human: Rethinking Leadership for the Age of AI Agents
- Regeneration Starts Within: Coaching Leaders for Planet-Positive Impactby Erika BjuneIt’s Earth Day! While we really should be thinking about the health and welfare of our beautiful world all the time, this particular day is about taking a moment to celebrate our living planet and reflect on the ways we show up in relationship with it. Let’s go deeper, however,… Read more: Regeneration Starts Within: Coaching Leaders for Planet-Positive Impact
- Practicing DEIB When You’re Afraid to Get It Wrongby Erika BjuneLet’s be honest: a lot of well-meaning leaders are scared to say the wrong thing. They care about creating inclusive, equitable, human-centered workplaces. They want to get diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) “right.” But that desire—while good-hearted—often gets tangled up in the fear of fumbling. So they freeze. Or… Read more: Practicing DEIB When You’re Afraid to Get It Wrong
- Unmasking Professionalism: Toward a More Courageous Way of Workingby Erika BjuneThere’s a moment that happens, quietly and almost imperceptibly, at the start of the workday. Maybe it happens in the car, or in front of the bathroom mirror, or during the familiar click of a Zoom login. It’s the moment we put the mask on. Not a literal mask, but… Read more: Unmasking Professionalism: Toward a More Courageous Way of Working
- Doubt as a Doorway: Transforming Fears About Self-Managementby Erika BjuneWhen leaders first hear about self-management, there’s often a moment of silence. Then come the furrowed brows and cautious questions: “But… won’t everything descend into chaos without managers telling people what to do?” It’s an understandable worry. We’ve all been steeped in top-down leadership for so long that the idea… Read more: Doubt as a Doorway: Transforming Fears About Self-Management
- Coaching Isn’t Therapy—But It Can Still Change Your Lifeby Erika BjuneYou’ve got a big decision weighing on you. Maybe it’s about your role, your team, or the next chapter of your life. You’ve been mulling it over, lying awake at night, caught in that loop of “What should I do?” and “Why can’t I figure this out?” So you wonder:… Read more: Coaching Isn’t Therapy—But It Can Still Change Your Life
- Is Your Organization People-Positive or Just People-Tolerant?by Erika BjuneWe hear a lot about “people-first” cultures. Companies love to claim they “empower employees” and “foster collaboration.” But if you take a closer look, many of these workplaces aren’t truly people-positive—they’re just people-tolerant. What’s the difference? A people-positive organization does much more than just accommodate people. It actively invests in… Read more: Is Your Organization People-Positive or Just People-Tolerant?
- The Hidden Chaos of Undefined Rolesby Erika BjuneEver feel like your organization is spinning its wheels, stuck in endless discussions, or bogged down by frustration and mistrust? You’re not alone. Many teams struggle with a lack of clarity around roles and accountabilities, and the symptoms show up in subtle but corrosive ways. If these signs sound familiar,… Read more: The Hidden Chaos of Undefined Roles
- I See You, Leader. Yes, I’m Talking to YOU!by Erika BjuneThere’s a quiet myth lurking in workplaces everywhere. It tells us that leadership is reserved for a select few—the ones with the titles, the corner offices, the decision-making power. It whispers that unless you’re a manager, director, or executive, leadership isn’t for you. I’m here to tell you that’s nonsense.… Read more: I See You, Leader. Yes, I’m Talking to YOU!
- Leadership in Times of Oppression: Building Organizations That Resist and Protectby Erika BjuneIt’s impossible to ignore what’s happening in the world right now. Many of us are watching, hearts in our throats, as hard-won rights are stripped away, voices are silenced, and authoritarian forces gain momentum. If you’re part of a marginalized community—if your existence, your identity, your rights, or your safety… Read more: Leadership in Times of Oppression: Building Organizations That Resist and Protect
- Rethinking Leadership: A Self-Management Reflection Exerciseby Erika BjuneLeadership in organizations is evolving. The traditional command-and-control approach, where power is concentrated at the top, is proving too rigid for the complexities of today’s world. Organizations that thrive in times of uncertainty distribute authority, cultivate leadership in every person, and encourage adaptability. However, shifting leadership styles isn’t just about… Read more: Rethinking Leadership: A Self-Management Reflection Exercise
- The Future of Work Is Evolutionary, Not Extractiveby Erika BjuneFor too long, work has been shaped by extractive models that prioritize short-term gains, exploit human potential, and leave people burned out, disengaged, or disposable. The signs are everywhere: mass layoffs as cost-cutting tools, relentless back-to-office mandates, the rollback of DEI initiatives, and leadership cultures that treat people as expendable… Read more: The Future of Work Is Evolutionary, Not Extractive
- Culture by Design: Exploring Six Types That Shape Organizationsby Erika BjuneAs I put the final touches on my book Organizing for Impact, I found myself reflecting on a section that feels especially timely in which I discuss six types of cultures I have encountered in the workplace. In a world where back-to-the-office mandates are tightening their grip, DEI initiatives face… Read more: Culture by Design: Exploring Six Types That Shape Organizations
- The Power to Resist: How Self-Managed Teams Offer an Alternative to Oppressionby Erika BjuneThe world is shifting, and not always in the direction of progress. We are watching, in real time, as command-and-control leaders attempt to consolidate power, erode protections, and enforce top-down compliance–both in government and in organizations. Oppression thrives in rigid hierarchies, where those at the top dictate the fates of… Read more: The Power to Resist: How Self-Managed Teams Offer an Alternative to Oppression
- Employee Engagement Decline: The Alarm’s Been Going Off for Yearsby Erika BjuneLast week, Gallup released its annual report on employee engagement, and the findings are hard to ignore. Employee engagement in the U.S. has dropped to its lowest level in a decade, with only 31% of employees engaged and 17% actively disengaged. This continues a troubling downward trend over the past… Read more: Employee Engagement Decline: The Alarm’s Been Going Off for Years
- From Complexity to Clarity: Integral Theory for Modern Leadersby Erika BjuneIn a world that often seeks to confine and categorize us, both in business and society, integral theory offers a breath of fresh air. It’s an invitation to step back, broaden our perspectives, and embrace the full complexity of the systems we live and work within. For me, integral theory… Read more: From Complexity to Clarity: Integral Theory for Modern Leaders
- New Year, New Team: Micro-Experiments to Grow as a Leaderby Erika BjuneThe start of a new year often feels like a fresh chapter—a chance to reset, reflect, and embrace growth. For new managers or leaders looking to strengthen their skills and connect more deeply with their teams, this moment offers an opportunity to experiment with new leadership approaches. Leadership isn’t just… Read more: New Year, New Team: Micro-Experiments to Grow as a Leader
- Resolutions for Resilience: Exploring Self-Management in 2025by Erika BjuneAs the new year approaches, it’s tradition to reflect on the past twelve months and set resolutions for the year ahead. These resolutions often focus on our personal growth—getting healthier, saving more, learning something new. But what if we extended this practice to our organizations? What kinds of resolutions could… Read more: Resolutions for Resilience: Exploring Self-Management in 2025
- Making the Leap: How to Prepare Your Organization for Self-Managementby Erika BjuneThe idea of self-management can feel both inspiring and intimidating. It promises greater autonomy, shared accountability, and a workplace where trust, transparency, and collaboration replace rigid hierarchies. But how do you get there? If you’re contemplating this transformation in 2025, you’re not alone. Organizations across industries are realizing that traditional… Read more: Making the Leap: How to Prepare Your Organization for Self-Management
- Reflecting on Organizational Purpose: Is It Guiding Your Growth?by Erika BjuneAs the calendar inches closer to its final pages, it’s natural for organizations to shift into reflection mode. Leaders take stock of the year’s successes and challenges, employees look back on what worked and what didn’t, and teams gather to plan for the road ahead. In purpose-driven organizations, this season… Read more: Reflecting on Organizational Purpose: Is It Guiding Your Growth?
- The Power of Positive Framingby Erika BjuneFor many of us, there’s a heavy sense of uncertainty hanging in the air right now. Challenges—big and small—seem to pile up, leaving us feeling unsteady. In moments like these, it’s tempting to focus on what’s going wrong or on everything that feels out of our control. This mindset isn’t… Read more: The Power of Positive Framing
- The Power of Gratitude in Organizations: A Thanksgiving Reflectionby Erika BjuneAround the world, different traditions emphasize giving thanks—whether it’s the harvest festivals of Southeast Asia, the Autumn Moon Festival in China, or the Ubuntu philosophy in parts of Africa, which centers on interconnectedness and mutual care. Thanksgiving is this week in the United States—a holiday where many of us gather… Read more: The Power of Gratitude in Organizations: A Thanksgiving Reflection
- Embedding Sustainability in Agile Teams for a Greener Futureby Erika BjuneWe’ve all seen the headlines: companies buying carbon credits while continuing environmentally harmful practices or launching marketing campaigns that overstate the positive impact of their sustainability initiatives. This isn’t the kind of change that will significantly slow the climate crisis, nor is it the kind that will motivate a team… Read more: Embedding Sustainability in Agile Teams for a Greener Future
- Innovation Without Boundaries: Growing Ideas Togetherby Erika BjuneAs someone who has spent years nurturing growth in organizations, I’ve come to realize that the best results come not from controlling every detail but from creating the right conditions and trusting in people’s potential. In an organization, as in life, the most successful growth happens when we create an… Read more: Innovation Without Boundaries: Growing Ideas Together
- Creating Impactful Products and Servicesby Erika BjuneWhat makes a product impactful? It’s a question that stretches beyond the basics of market research and profit margins. When I talk about impactful products and services, I’m talking about creations that resonate with people, solve real problems, and align deeply with a purpose that goes beyond the balance sheet.… Read more: Creating Impactful Products and Services
- Agile Isn’t Dead – We’re Just Doing It Instead of *Being* Itby Erika BjuneI keep hearing that Agile is dead. Honestly, I’ve been hearing this for years, and lately, it seems louder than ever. But I have to disagree—and not just because I’m an Agile practitioner. You might think, “Of course, you’re going to say that. You’ve been in this game for 15… Read more: Agile Isn’t Dead – We’re Just Doing It Instead of *Being* It
- Cultivating Empowered Teams: The Key to a Thriving Businessby Erika BjuneImagine your team like a garden. You can choose to plant each seed in a neat little row, fencing them in with strict boundaries, hoping they’ll grow on their own. Or, you could prepare rich soil, give each plant room to spread, provide the water, nutrients, and sunlight they need,… Read more: Cultivating Empowered Teams: The Key to a Thriving Business
- A Startup Scaling Crossroad: Self-Management vs. Hierarchyby Erika BjuneStartups are exciting, fast-paced environments where people wear multiple hats, collaborate at high speed and work closely together to bring a vision to life. But there’s a pivotal moment—right after launching a Minimum Viable Product (MVP)—when things begin to change. You need to grow, scale, and bring more structure to… Read more: A Startup Scaling Crossroad: Self-Management vs. Hierarchy
- Celebrating a Decade of Frederic Laloux’s Reinventing Organizations: A Personal Tributeby Erika Bjune“As human beings, we are not problems waiting to be solved, but potential waiting to unfold.” – Frederic Laloux This week marks the 10-year anniversary of Frederic Laloux’s groundbreaking book Reinventing Organizations. As I reflect on the impact the book has had on my personal and professional journey, I feel… Read more: Celebrating a Decade of Frederic Laloux’s Reinventing Organizations: A Personal Tribute
- Horizontal Leadership: A Gateway to Self-Managementby Erika BjuneIf you’ve ever felt stuck in a bureaucratic organization, trapped by rigid hierarchies, or stifled by an “it’s not my job” culture, you’re not alone. Many of us have experienced the limitations of traditional top-down leadership—where decisions are made far away from the real work, and agility is a far-off… Read more: Horizontal Leadership: A Gateway to Self-Management
- Leading with Love: A Better Path to Leadershipby Erika BjuneThe word “love” in a business context often raises eyebrows. For some, it may feel like an overly soft, inappropriate, or even irrelevant concept in the hard-edged world of corporate leadership. But if we peel back the layers of what love really represents—vulnerability, compassion, empathy, trust—we realize these are the… Read more: Leading with Love: A Better Path to Leadership
- Planet as a Stakeholder for Agile Teamsby Erika BjuneI am excited to announce that I am now offering a powerful new workshop through Transformetic called The Planet as a Stakeholder. This unique initiative, developed by my good friend and fellow Agile coach Marjolein Pilon, takes a sustainability-driven approach to Agile development, inviting teams to integrate environmental consciousness into… Read more: Planet as a Stakeholder for Agile Teams
- From Boss to Coach: Easing into Self-Managementby Erika BjuneIn traditional, hierarchical organizations, leadership is often synonymous with control—leaders issue directives, make high-level decisions, and manage subordinates. However, in self-managed teams, leadership takes on an entirely new form. For those transitioning from hierarchical organizations to self-managed ones, this shift can feel daunting, even threatening. Many leaders, especially those with… Read more: From Boss to Coach: Easing into Self-Management
- Reimagining Work: Roles vs. Job Titlesby Erika BjuneOne thing that has been consistent over my years managing technology teams is that people generally thrive when they have the chance to learn new things while contributing something of value. The routine of doing the same tasks every day can quickly become a grind, leading to boredom and disengagement.… Read more: Reimagining Work: Roles vs. Job Titles
- Choosing Trust: Seven Practices to Overcome Workplace Politicsby Erika BjuneIn any workplace, the choice between engaging in politics or building trust is ever-present. It’s a choice that can define not just your career but the overall health of the work environment. While workplace politics might seem like an inevitable aspect of professional life, it’s important to recognize that this… Read more: Choosing Trust: Seven Practices to Overcome Workplace Politics
- Working and Growing Together: Advantages of Combining Forcesby Erika BjuneIn a world where individualism and competition often dominate the landscape of work and business, the idea of joining forces with like-minded people to tackle mission-driven challenges may seem counterintuitive. Yet, for those of us committed to addressing societal, economic, environmental, and climate issues, collaboration is not just beneficial—it is… Read more: Working and Growing Together: Advantages of Combining Forces
- The Business Case for Treating People Wellby Erika BjuneIn a recent conversation with a CEO friend, I found myself explaining some of the fundamental principles of self-management. We discussed the benefits of pushing decision-making down to the front lines, using role descriptions instead of rigid job titles, and creating space for continuous learning and reflection. As I laid… Read more: The Business Case for Treating People Well
- Distributing Decision-Making: The Road to True Empowermentby Erika BjuneI was talking with a friend and former colleague recently who is in an executive role at a manufacturing company. I asked him what some of his biggest organizational challenges were, and he said he was having the most trouble with empowering people to make decisions. It wasn’t because he… Read more: Distributing Decision-Making: The Road to True Empowerment
- From Silos to Synergy: Creating a Cohesive Work Environmentby Erika BjuneBreaking down organizational silos is a crucial step toward enhancing productivity, fostering innovation, and creating a cohesive work environment. My journey in various organizations, particularly during my time as interim CTO at Wikimedia Foundation, has shown me firsthand the challenges and rewards of transforming siloed teams into synergistic units. Understanding… Read more: From Silos to Synergy: Creating a Cohesive Work Environment
- Adaptive Teaming: Transforming Team Dynamics for Innovation and Impactby Erika BjuneYour team has successfully released your minimum viable product (MVP) – it’s time to celebrate! But as the celebration winds down, it’s crucial to start planning how to push your product into production while continuing to innovate and build the next version. With your idea resonating in the market, other… Read more: Adaptive Teaming: Transforming Team Dynamics for Innovation and Impact
- Purpose-Driven Organizations: Aligning Mission with Daily Operationsby Erika BjuneIn today’s rapidly changing business environment, high-impact organizations are increasingly recognizing the importance of being driven by a sense of purpose. A purpose-driven organization is one that aligns its core mission and long-term vision with its daily operations, ensuring that every action taken contributes to the broader goals and values… Read more: Purpose-Driven Organizations: Aligning Mission with Daily Operations
- Embracing a Self-Management Mindset: Six Principles for Co-Leadingby Erika BjuneIn my upcoming book, Organizing for Impact, I explore what I call the IMPACT mindset—essential principles for thriving in self-managed environments where co-leadership is key. Here’s a brief synopsis of these six principles and how they can be adopted individually to cultivate effective co-leadership: 1. Self-Awareness Over Ignorance Self-awareness involves… Read more: Embracing a Self-Management Mindset: Six Principles for Co-Leading
- Transforming Leadership: From Hierarchies to Self-Managing Organizationsby Erika BjuneIn today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, traditional hierarchical models are increasingly giving way to more dynamic and flexible structures. Among these, self-managing organizations stand out for their emphasis on autonomy, collaboration, and decentralized decision-making. However, the shift to self-management does not eliminate the need for leadership; instead, it redefines the… Read more: Transforming Leadership: From Hierarchies to Self-Managing Organizations
- Five Ways Hierarchies Breed Toxicity—and How Self-Management Can Fix Itby Erika BjuneOrganizational hierarchies, despite their long-standing prevalence in the business world, often create environments ripe for toxic behaviors and cultures. These traditional structures, characterized by clear lines of authority and a top-down approach to management, can inadvertently foster issues that hinder productivity, innovation, and employee satisfaction. Here are five ways that… Read more: Five Ways Hierarchies Breed Toxicity—and How Self-Management Can Fix It
- Introduction to Self-Management: A New Paradigm for Organizational Successby Erika BjuneMany organizations today suffer from rigid hierarchical structures that limit innovation, autonomy, and employee satisfaction. Self-management offers a transformative alternative to conventional hierarchical models.
- Welcome to Transformetic: Pioneering a New Era of Organizational Transformationby Erika BjuneHello, and welcome to our very first blog post at Transformetic! I’m Erika Bjune, the founder of Transformetic, and I’m thrilled to introduce you to a venture born from a passion for meaningful change and organizational excellence. Our mission is to empower organizations to evolve into self-managing, adaptable, and deeply… Read more: Welcome to Transformetic: Pioneering a New Era of Organizational Transformation
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