On March 2023, a Brussels-based consultancy AION has organized a conference on the liberating leadership and liberated companies inviting many local business leaders. It is remarkable that AION describes itself as a liberated … Continue reading Leadership conference organized by a liberated company
Category: FROM THE LIBERATING LEADERS
Bob Davids’ radio interview with the Voice of America (53′)
Here is a radio interview on “Leadership without Ego” that Bob Davids gave to Wanda Wallace of Voice of America. He covers there his views on leadership and entrepreneurship, all illustrated by a variety of … Continue reading Bob Davids’ radio interview with the Voice of America (53′)
Patty McCord (Netflix) on what happens when a company looks less to control and more to trust
We don’t know whether Netflix is a liberated company and whether its CEO is a liberating leader. That said, its former chief talent officer Patty McCord has shown that her new title wasn’t just a gimmick for … Continue reading Patty McCord (Netflix) on what happens when a company looks less to control and more to trust
NBA: 1st ever experiement of a self-directing team, coach aside (Warriors/Kerr)
An outstanding experiment in self-diection done in the real NBA game and by the best NBA team of the last years. Steve Kerr hands coaching duties to Warriors players in rout of Suns Feeling his players … Continue reading NBA: 1st ever experiement of a self-directing team, coach aside (Warriors/Kerr)
INSEAD on Poult’s corporate liberation
INSEAD famous business school has just published an extensive case study on Poult company’s liberation story from 2005 to 2015. Previously, there were case studies on the historical corporate liberations, such as Harvard Business School’s … Continue reading INSEAD on Poult’s corporate liberation
Nearsoft: A Silicon Valley software company based on freedom and responsibility
In France, almost every couple of days a company or public sector organization is entering corporate liberation. How about US? Here is one more example on how a company’s leader decided to liberate his company. … Continue reading Nearsoft: A Silicon Valley software company based on freedom and responsibility
Ben Kuiken’s “The last manager” English edition
I met Ben Kuiken in 2010 in Paris, after the publication of Freedom, Inc. and because he liked it (see his blog post). His passion for the freedom and responsibility in companies soon resulted in a book De laatste manager – Een pleidooi … Continue reading Ben Kuiken’s “The last manager” English edition
Financial Times on Michelin liberation of worker responsibility and initiaitive
On May 15, 2017, Financial Times printed edition has featured two articles on Michelin world-wide corporate liberation. Michelin calls it “responsabilisation” while FT calls it revolution. The first article “Power to the workers: Michelin’s great … Continue reading Financial Times on Michelin liberation of worker responsibility and initiaitive
Our podcast with Ricardo Semler published and transcribed
We have already mentionned in this blogpost that Ricardo Semler has launched a series of podcasted conversations with various leaders and authors who explored or practiced how to build organizations based on freedom and resposibility. On … Continue reading Our podcast with Ricardo Semler published and transcribed
The 1st liberated governmental organization: Belgian Ministry of Social Security
Can the liberated company philosophy work in governmental organizations? Aren’t public services an equivalent of bureaucracy and rigidity? Of course, the Special Forces for a long time, and the Navy most recently (see David Marquet liberating … Continue reading The 1st liberated governmental organization: Belgian Ministry of Social Security