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Future organisations.

By Bamboo In The Wind
The future organizations will be different. The industrial age has brought to us organizational hierarchies for daily decision-making, the rigor of group meetings, and unfathomable goal tracking herded by someone. They have made stock expectations and role-based job assignments mainstream. It is plain unproductive; misses the whole point; people are capable of much more.

In the future, leaders who care to make an impact need to think differently. Organizing people for some useful cause requires a more common sense of the past. Throughout the history of mankind, communication, worthy cause, and well-organized efforts have separated those who have progressed in their intent from those who have not.

History shows us that many emperors have rallied locals from geographies they conquered and turned them into loyal troops through organizational structures that were loosely coupled. They focused on giving people a sense of purpose (albeit to the detriment of peoples' own social structures), and common beliefs. To build loyalty, they offered stature through broad responsibilities and recognition.

Fast forward to the present day. We have industrial-age organizations that mimic historical command and control models. They too created purposeful structures which focused on achieving leaders' visions. The environment was efficient, and individuals progressed. Their specific skills remained relevant for their entire career span. However, over decades this model has taken away independent thinking.

As more and more of us discover this, large organizations with an industrial mindset are likely to be fast out of fashion. They are devoid of ownership and responsibility. And accountability. Instead, one is faced with stripped decision-making and has to battle with hierarchies which cause dissatisfaction.

On the flip side, the workforce knows the future belongs to them when they possess skills. They don't need to hesitate to seek the agency back in their corner. If they push hard, they are sure to get deep and wide responsibilities. So they can demand full-stack, end-to-end responsibilities that allow them to be accountable.

The new age contributor likes having control over what they take up on their shoulder and says no to what they don't want. 

Beware! The change is underway on both sides of the coin. Experience it.

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