The document discusses organizational democracy and the end of management. It describes companies where there are no managers or bosses, and all decisions are made collectively by employees. Projects are chosen and managed by interested employees, who are responsible for the entire process and collaborate with others. The document provides additional resources on related topics like leaderless organizations, management studies, and examples of companies implementing more democratic structures.

1. Organizational
Democracy
…and the end of management
Giovanni Bassi
giovanni@lambda3.com.br
@giovannibassi

8. bit.ly/denialofslaveryinmanagement

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24. “Everyone can participate in all meetings, including the financial ones, and all
decisions are taken together and discussed, from the kind of project to accept
to strategic changes. There are no managers or bosses, people decide what
projects they want to work on, what tools they want to use and are responsible
for the entire process, from closing the deal with the customer to analysis,
implementation, support, follow-ups, etc.. Obviously people do not work alone,
everyone helps and collaborates, but who takes care of the project are the
ones interested in it.”
http://bit.ly/goingtocanada
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26. worldblu.com

28. How do you feel after getting to know this?
What are the problems you see to adopt
such a mindset?

29. More information:
• First, Let's Fire All the Managers (HBR Dec 11):
http://bit.ly/fireallthemanagers
• The denial of slavery in management studies:
http://bit.ly/denialofslaveryinmanagement
• Leading by omission video with Ricardo Semler:
http://bit.ly/leadingbyomission
• Caring Capitalist video about Semco:
http://bit.ly/caringcapitalist
• The End of Management and the Rise of Organizational Democracy:
http://amzn.to/theendofmanagement
• Worldblu:
http://www.worldblu.com/

30. Thank you!
Giovanni Bassi
giovanni@lambda3.com.br
@giovannibassi

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