Our article in the Journal of Organization Design

Our article in the Journal of Organization Design

Together with Gilles Arnaud, we have published an article titled “The Liberated Company Theoretical Concept: Current Issues and the Intimidating Complexity of Organizational Design.” Among other topics, we discuss several pressing issues that 15 years of...
Our two articles in Japan Innovation Review

Our two articles in Japan Innovation Review

Following the Japanese edition of our book Freedom Inc.,  we have published two articles in  Japan Innovation Review  explaining the benefits of a freedom- and responsibility-based organization for innovation. Japanese readers can access them here: Article 1  and...
Our op-ed in Management Today

Our op-ed in Management Today

Why your employees hate their jobs (and how to sort it) There is a universal human need for responsibility and freedom. by Isaac Getz Published: 12 Mar 2020  Humans by nature like to be in control. It’s a behaviour that kept us alive from our earliest...
Michelin Transformation

Michelin Transformation

I have followed Michelin’s liberation-transformation, which it calls responsablisation, since 2013. That year, the company started its first experiment in allowing its 38 basic manufacturing teams from 18 plants to assume total autonomy and responsibility for...
Our Op-Ed in Management Today: Real leaders need to lose the ego

Our Op-Ed in Management Today: Real leaders need to lose the ego

Real leaders need to lose the ego By Isaac Getz,   Management Today, 13 Feb 2019 “The biggest shortage in the world is not oil or food. It’s leadership without ego.” So said Bob Davids, who has successfully led six companies in diverse industries for 40...