Ben Compton commented,
>One of the rules I've proposed is that there be a method of creating what
>I would call a "corporate insurrection." A way for people within an
>organization to rise up, rebel, and protest the behavior of the
>organization.
Ben,
Have you considered ariving at a shared value involving the right to
debate every action, policy, move the company makes? My mental model of
rules are that they are control mechanisms of the thou shalt or shalt not
form. Some dire punishment is implied.
Values provide guidance. They are the navigation aids for individuals and
communities. I could suggest using the Values exercise from the 5th
discipline Fieldbook. Try having people go through the exercise twice,
once for their personal values and then for the values they would want in
your company.
Once you all have agreed on a set of company values you may not need
rules.
This exercise may also be one tool to sort out the kind of people you
would hire. Have them take the values exercise home and do it. Then
discuss the company's values in relation to the prospective employee's.
In this discusion be ready to answer the question "How do you assure that
people are using the values in their daily work?"
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