HOW CAN MY COMPANY BECOME MORE DEMOCRACTIC?

Curious about how your company can become democratic? What if you could rewrite the rules so your business was more "blu?"

Whether you're an entrepreneur building a democratic company from the ground up, a senior leader interested in developing a democratic organizational system for your business, or an employee hoping your boss will consider democratizing your workplace, it takes focus and discipline.

Here's what we've are the critical factors to successfully practicing organizational democracy:

 

1: It's A Way of Thinking

At its most fundamental level, organizational democracy is a way of thinking about human beings and their right to live fulfilled and self-actualized lives.

2: It's Personal.

Organizational democracy is built on personal relationships, one at a time.

3: It Starts with Principles, not Practices:

Long-term success in organizational democracy begins with principles, not generic practices.

4: The Whole is Greater than the Parts.

Organizational democracy is a whole system practiced daily Ð not a few random actions here and there.

5: It Begins at the Top (Usually).

Senior leadership must be champions of organizational democracy first if it is going to be successful and enduring throughout the organization.

6: It's Built on Authenticity.

The desire to build a democratic organization must be motivated by genuine desire to make it happen.

7: It's a Continual Evolution.

The practice of organizational democracy will evolve as an organization evolves and matures in its practice of the principles. Organizational democracy must be understood to be a living, dynamic system - not a static, mechanistic one.

8: Timing is Key.

The pace of implementing organizational democracy into a workplace is an art, not a science.

9: The Numbers Provide the Discipline.

Financial discipline within a company creates a healthy level of tension that holds the entire democratic system in check - and balance.