Author: John Schinnerer

Dan Pink knows something about what motivates us. In this RSAnimate video he shares some surprising findings about what really moves us to perform better, to do our best, to stretch ourselves. His most general finding is that for all but purely mechanical tasks – that is, for anything that requires a bit of conceptual…Continue reading

This Inc.com article on leaders as strategic thinkers, by Paul J. H. Schoemaker, offers a framework for illustrating how to build strategic leadership into self-managing organizations. The article suggests six habits of “Adaptive strategic leaders – the kind who thrive in today’s uncertain environment.” It describes how those habits support a successful organization. Schoemaker presents…Continue reading

A November Gallup Poll finds that employee engagement – trending downwards in recent years – is still distressingly low. Consequences for companies in all sectors include increased employee turnover, with associated costs for hiring and training. What causes this – and more importantly, what can be done to address low employee engagement? In this press release, some…Continue reading

Triple Pundit has just published the third of three articles by writer Sarah Lozanova on sociocracy (also called Dynamic Governance), a collaborative and highly effective organizational design and governance system for both for-profit companies and nonprofit organizations – “What Can a School Teach Us about Organizational Agility?” The article focuses on Rainbow Community School as…Continue reading

Triple Pundit has just published the second of three articles by writer Sarah Lozanova on Dynamic Governance (Sociocracy), a high employee engagement approach for both for-profit companies and nonprofit organizations – “How This Residential Care Home Bumped Employee Engagement Into Overdrive.” The article focuses on Living Well Care Home and the Ethan Allen Residence as real-world…Continue reading

Triple Pundit has just published the first of three articles by writer Sarah Lozanova on Dynamic Governance (Sociocracy), a new operating system for both for-profit companies and nonprofit organizations – “Dynamic Governance: A New System for Better Decisions.” The article features a real-world example of Dynamic Governance’s effectiveness in helping the Virgina plastics manufacturer Creative…Continue reading

Thanks to Triple Pundit and writer Sarah Lozanova for this article on sociocracy as an organizational structure for distributed leadership, featuring some comments from TSCG’s former CEO Jerry Koch-Gonzalez. Lozanova mentions MacGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y of human motivation, saying “Theory Y depicts employees as intrinsically motivated with a participatory approach to problem-solving…Although the…Continue reading

There’s a new publication on our resources page! “Dynamic Governance for Nonprofit Organizations,” by John Buck and Jerry Koch-Gonzalez, explains how the principles of dynamic governance, also known as sociocracy, apply to nonprofit organizations, and serves as a supplement to the article “The Creative Forces of Self-Organization.” We appreciate your feedback for improving how we…Continue reading

TSCG members were active contributors to the 2013 ILA conference in Montreal. John Buck and Jerry Koch-Gonzalez presented on public leadership with the workshop Intentional Neighborhoods: Key to Regional Resilience. John Buck was also a co-presenter in the area of business leadership, joining Lynne Williams and Ryan Siemer of TW Telecomm, Inc. in offering Transformational…Continue reading

In October 2013, TSCG member Sheella Mierson was featured as a guest author on the National Council of Nonprofits blog Nonprofits Matter. Her post addresses “Dynamic Leadership” and explores how the right decision-making process can make your organization smarter than any one leader or even a small leadership team. Read the article her post was based on…Continue reading