Human Organizations – Hardcore Results

(Focus: Strengthening human capacity - performance without sacrificing people)

As once-core programs, roles, norms, and certainties are shredded, leaders scramble to rethink, redraw the lines, and adjust the approach, again and again. Yet, for all the upheaval and uncertainty, the fundamental truth is inescapable: the most human organizations— those most committed to promoting individual development, freedom, community, and all-around flourishing— are also the most capable, productive, and resilient. IOW, the most human organizations are also the most hardcore. Drawing on decades of experience researching and working with organizations actively transcending the seemingly intractable tradeoffs between freedom and control, creativity and discipline, compassion and capability to produce sustainable success, Polly LaBarre shares what it takes to make work work for everybody.

Key Takeaways:
• Migrate from brittle control to robust trust-based governance.
• Equip and involve every person in the organization as a creator, a leader, and an entrepreneur.
• Rewrite the social compact to amplify belonging and voice, while maximizing initiative and accountability.
• Re-think the work of leadership to cultivate a community of connected peers energized to change things for the better.