Democracy in companies Archive

Agile organization 21. March 2021

Is corporate democracy agile? Foreword by Dr. Andreas Zeuch

Foreword by Dr. Andreas Zeuch I first met Dominic via Twitter and then via Xing. In the course of our dialogue we began to deal with the current and pressing topic of “New Work”. In this context, Dominic wrote my last book “All Power for Nobody. Awakening of the Corporate Democrats “read and today he publishes the review here. In order for all of us to be successful in facing the challenges of a social transformation towards more participation, including in the world of work, closely interlinked cooperation and ongoing dialogue about the risks and opportunities of democratic work design are required. Today’s review is a step more in this direction, which I fully support and which of course delights me. You, dear readers, have fun with the following review. Dr. Andreas Zeuch (* 1968) accompanies companies as a consultant, trainer and speaker on their way to more participation and…

Agile organization 21. March 2021

Sustainability of companies? Sociocracy, Holacracy or Democracy?

Sociocracy, democracy and holacracy are currently on everyone’s lips. According to some media and journal papers, the three concepts are intended to represent the future of companies and could represent the next form of Company evolution after Laloux represent. However, it is not clear which one will really prevail and whether one will prevail at all. Below we will explain the advantages and disadvantages of all three models. The sociocratic enterprise and sociocracy Sociocracy (Latin: socius: companion and kratein: to govern) assumes that all parties involved are the same when it comes to managing decisions in a company. A decision is made as soon as there is no longer any serious counter-argument. The method therefore requires self-motivation, a cooperative togetherness and personal responsibility. In accordance with the Management Y principle, it also aims to ensure that employees “feel good” and therefore strive for self-realization in the company. Management X means…

Agile organization 21. March 2021

Democratic Corporations – Is That Realistic?

Democratic companies? Several non-academic articles contain sentences such as: “Bye dictator”, “No more hierarchy” and “Democratic structures enter companies”. What you mean by that seems to be obvious: Employees are increasingly allowed to have a say in companies and now the first ideas are loud like: “Let’s choose the managers ourselves”. But let’s start from the beginning. I first went looking for literature in academic databases and found many empirical studies that democracy works very well, especially in the non-profit sector. Then I talked to some clubs I knew and noticed that these studies seem to be largely correct. The academic journal articles call for an empirical test in companies as well. The authors Sattelberger et al. with her book on “Democratic Enterprises”. Democracy in companies apparently offers another approach to a sustainable company alongside Sociocracy and Holocracy . How realistic is democracy in companies? The authors of the book…