The Future of Work

This is a pretty tasty snack, rife with possibilities. A bit Polyanna-ish and not very even-handed. The world is becoming a hybrid of work styles, not monolithically mobile and on-demand. In any case, this is the sort of work style we have at Lanna Innovation and SEO Chiangmai, namely mobile, from anywhere, but with pulsations [...]

October 30, 2009 • Tags: , , • Posted in: organization • No Comments

5 Archetypes of Organizational Culture

According to Freire (2007) (video) there are Five Archetypes of Organizational Culture. Naturally, these cultures are based on, developed and perpetuated by leadership. Leaders Send Messages How do you as a leader do things Distance between walk and talk What you do says what is important, role meeting How do you run meetings, how much [...]

August 5, 2009 • Tags: , , • Posted in: organization • No Comments

Motivation and the Six “F”s – Organizational Culture

Preamble The Six Fs do not appear to have been written by their author, Adam Bosworth. There are at least two blog mentions by Roger Weber and Brian Acker. Introduction The six Fs are fame, family, force, fortune, freedom and fun. The notion is that an organization should pick two of these as the priority [...]