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Humanocracy

Gary Hamel, Michele Zanini

Is the old bureaucratic model still the right way to run organizations, or is it time for a radical overhaul?

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Gary Hamel, Michele Zanini

Why read it

  • You will spot bureaucratic habits in your own workplace, such as meetings that need premeetings and hard truths wrapped in bubble wrap
  • You will see from companies like Nucor and Haier that a large organization can run with far less bureaucracy than you assume
  • You will be able to start change yourself by launching a few local experiments before you try to enroll others

Who it is for

  • An employee worn down by approvals and pointless rules
  • A senior leader asking why the company feels slow
  • A change maker who wants to challenge the system from inside

Contents

  1. Preface
  2. Part One The Case for Humanocracy
  3. — 1 — Bureaucracy Must Die
  4. — 2 — Fully Human
  5. — 3 — The Indictment
  6. — 4 — Facing Facts
  7. Part Two Humanocracy in Action
  8. — 5 — Nucor Building People Not Products
  9. — 6 — Haier Everyone an Entrepreneur
  10. Part Three The Principles of Humanocracy
  11. — 7 — Principles over Practices
  12. — 8 — The Power of Ownership
  13. — 9 — The Power of Markets
  14. — 10 — The Power of Meritocracy
  15. — 11 — The Power of Community
  16. — 12 — The Power of Openness
  17. — 13 — The Power of Experimentation
  18. — 14 — Embracing Paradox
  19. Part Four The Path to Humanocracy
  20. — 15 — Working to Cure Bureausclerosis
  21. — 16 — Start Here
  22. — 17 — Scale It Up
  23. Appendix A The Bureaucratic Mass Index Survey
  24. Appendix B Sizing Up the Bureaucratic Class

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