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We were tired of hearing stories about top leaders getting distracted from their visions for their company and culture by:
Thankfully, all of that is behind you now . . .
At WorldBlu, we’ve spent over 20 years researching and developing the winning method for supporting top leaders in how to plan, build, and grow highly profitable and successful Freedom-Centered Workplaces™.
After two decades of working with top brands such as DaVita, Zappos, The WD-40 Company, Menlo Innovations, Widen, Pandora, and hundreds more, we know what it takes to build a highly successful company with a culture people love.
Now, for the first time ever, we’ve combined all of our proven tips, strategies, courses, and training on our BluSpark™ gamified learning technology, into a WorldBlu membership, making everything available to leaders willing to invest in making real transformational change.
When you join WorldBlu, you’ll unlock the proven secrets to success while joining with a community of top business leaders like you committed to transforming their businesses and our world for the better.
Build a profitable and high-performing organization you love, giving you the balance, freedom, and lifestyle you crave.
Hire, train, and retain the best and brightest talent needed specifically to help you build a Freedom-Centered Workplace.
Save time by finally get to grips with the systems and processes side of your organization so you can scale effectively.
Eliminate the guesswork and accelerate the process of building a Freedom-Centered Workplace by giving you a proven roadmap to follow.
Tap into the collective wisdom and experience of a community of top leaders like you who share your values and are there to support each other.
Further develop your leadership skills so you can lead yourself and others with freedom rather than fear and control.
Inspire other organizational leaders by becoming the “gold standard” in having a world-class culture for your industry.
Tap into our proven track record of working in small to Fortune 500 worldwide achieving on average a 7x higher revenue growth rate compared to S&P 500 companies over a three-year period.
The proven Freedom at Work™ model is used to develop the mindset, leadership, and design of a company based on freedom and organizational democracy.
With top, vetted leaders such as yourself who are striving to build successful Freedom-Centered Workplaces, our community is here to support you 24/7.
We believe we can advance and grow our organizations with freedom and organizational democracy and we can advance freedom and democracy in the world by the way we run our organizations.
Every course, training, and live event we do is designed to truly transform – not just inform – your leaders, employees, and overall organization for breakthrough success.
We’re not into corporate-speak, jargon, or jumping onto the latest shiny object bandwagon. Just straight-talkin’, proven, timeless and practical advice that works -- with no B.S.!
When we started DreamHost in 1997 we knew immediately that the traditional top-down style of management wasn’t going to work for us - we wanted to give our team a voice and a say in the direction of the company.
We had created a Freedom-Centered Workplace before we even realized there was a name for it . . . Those values carried through to our founding of a spinoff company, called Inktank. We infused WorldBlu’s democratic principles into our shared thoughts on leadership, organizational design, and employee participation from the very beginning, and it paid off in a big way! Just two years after its inception, Inktank was purchased by Red Hat for $175 million.
We saw first-hand that a culture built on trust, freedom, and a shared vision can have incredible value, and so did the 200 people who benefited financially from the sale!
According to an independent analysis, companies that practiced the proven Freedom at Work™ model achieved on average 7 times greater revenue growth over a three-year period compared to S&P 500 companies.
In other words, WorldBlu clients achieved a staggering 103% revenue growth rate compared to the S&P 500 companies which only achieved a 15% revenue growth rate during that same period.
During the Great Recession, over 10% of companies failed (meaning they went out of business), whereas WorldBlu companies practicing the Freedom at Work™ model had only a 4.6% exit rate, proving to be much more resilient during challenging economic times.
In short, 95% of WorldBlu clients practicing the Freedom at Work™ model survived the Great Recession.
We've been a part of the WorldBlu community since 2009. And with WorldBlu’s help, we've grown more than 12 times since then. Our growth and success is a direct result of our culture, which is guided by the freedom-centered and democratic principles that WorldBlu represents.
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Our step-by-step roadmap shows you how to build a thriving Freedom-Centered Workplace.
Not sure where to start, what’s next, or what exactly is the path for building a Freedom-Centered Workplace?
Stop wasting time and money trying to figure out how to build a Freedom-Centered Workplace and let us help!
The journey towards building a world-class Freedom-Centered Workplace starts with a proven roadmap.
Your membership gives you immediate access to a step-by-step roadmap that will get you from here to success, with a proven process used by organizations around the world.
The Fearless Purpose course helps your employees pinpoint their purpose and vision for their life so they can make sure they are in the right position at your organization.
Are you wondering if you have the right people in the right seat on the bus? Are you unclear about how to onboard people into your freedom-centered culture? Do you want to help your employees who are struggling to figure out their path in life?
As a member of WorldBlu, you get exclusive and immediate access to our signature course, the Fearless Purpose™, delivered on our one-of-a-kind gamified learning platform.
This transformational course is designed to help your employees identify what their purpose and vision is for their life.
Knowing their purpose and vision for their life will help ensure they are on the right seat on the "bus" at your organization, intrinsically motivated, and feeling fulfill so they can achieve breakthrough results.
Do you ever find yourself asking any of these questions about your life?
> What am I here for?
> Am I in the right job?
> What should my career path be?
> Am I on the right track for my life?
> Should I pursue more education?
> Do I want to get married and have children?
> Once I retire, what will I do?
> What will make me truly feel happy and fulfilled?
All of these questions and more can be answered by knowing your purpose and vision for your life!
However, most of us don’t have a clear purpose or vision for our life, leading to countless missteps, wasted time and money, wrong turns, and a feeling of anxiety and dissatisfaction with life.
But what if you could have a one-sentence purpose and vision statement, uniquely tailored to you, that could guide your decisions and the direction of your life so that you always felt like you were on the right path? Just imagine how much more peaceful, assured, and confident you would feel!
In this four-week course, participants learn how to identify their unique purpose and vision for their life and how to live them personally and professionally, in order to make sure they are on the right career and personal path, so they can live a high-impact, meaningful, and deeply fulfilling life.
The Fearless Purpose course is open to all employees of a WorldBlu member organization.
Participants must complete a short online application and be accepted into the course to participate.
Participants have four weeks to complete The Fearless Purpose course. The course begins on the first of each month.
The Fearless Purpose course is delivered on our highly unique gamified learning platform. Along with our original online content, peer-to-peer feedback, and an online learning community, participants also get access to four weekly group coaching calls to help support them on their fearless mindset journey.
If a participant would also like to get additional support through one-on-one coaching with a top WorldBlu Transformation Coach, that option is also available for an additional fee.
A select number of FREE passes for the Fearless Purpose course are included each year with your WorldBlu membership.
Here's what employees and leaders are saying about the Fearless Purpose course:
This course was life-changing. Truly, life-changing. The hardest and most rewarding two sentences I’ve ever crafted in my life. The goggles of my life just went from hazy to clear.
- Jake Athey
Absolutely a must, this course helps you zero in on why you are here and what you have to share with the world.
- Debby Leisner
Defining your purpose and vision for your life is both a relief and exciting. I now set forward with a defined plan that offers me clarity and a reason for my everyday being.
- James Wanke
A purpose and vision is not something everyone can say they have, and it’s really exciting to see how it can shape your life journey.
- Lauren Carey
This course helped me come up with and clarify a vision and purpose for my life and business. It made me think deeply and get to the point where the layers of thought were peeled away so I could genuinely uncover what my highest purpose and vision for the world are.
- Ann Brown
This course has been pivotal in my self-realization of what it takes to be a leader. There is power in knowing and being aware of your purpose statement each day as it connects you to your “true North” and keeps you on track, aspiring to your overall vision. We can be so much more empowered in the workplace and in our personal lives with these statements.
- Mandy Wagner
The Fearless Mindset course teaches your employees how to break through any fear to achieve success in every area of life.
Do you feel like your employees are stuck in a rut? Are you tired of struggling with the same issues at your organization? Do you wish you could just break through to the next level, reenergize your employees, and boost creativity and performance?
The journey to building a Freedom-Centered Workplace starts with a freedom-centered rather than fear-based mindset. Our Fearless Mindset course teaches the proven 5-step Power Question® Practice, providing rocket-boosters to help your employees break through any limitation, personally or professionally, to achieve breakthrough success.
Members get immediate access to our highly transformational signature course, The Fearless Mindset™ delivered on our one-of-a-kind gamified learning platform.
Our mindset matters because the average person thinks around 60,000 thoughts a day and a staggering 80 percent of those thoughts are negative and fear-based, impacting the quality of our decisions, our relationships, and the way we lead.
A fear-based mindset looks like stress, anxiety, micromanagement, inaction, control and much more.
Fear in our thinking leads to bad decisions and dysfunctional behaviors in the workplace, and in every area of our life.
Fear creates toxic and dehumanizing workplaces and keeps people from achieving their goals and fullest potential.
But what if your leaders could learn how to shift their mindset from fear to freedom in an instant – and help others do the same?
Just imagine how having a more fearless mindset could transform your workplace environment, boost innovation, enhance trust, and help people solve problems more quickly?
In this 8-week course, participants learn The Power Question Practice®, a proven 5-step practice designed to help leaders break through ANY fear so they can make better decisions, take the long view, and lead with courage, confidence, and conviction.
Participants will also:
> Learn how to recognize the many symptoms of fear and how it impacts one's ability to think and lead effectively.
> Discover The Power Question Practice — a 5-step practice that will help leaders break through limiting fears so they can achieve their fullest potential.
> Learn how to turn The Power Question Practice into a process for helping others breakthrough limiting beliefs.
> Discover how one can overcome fears of failure, uncertainty, self-doubt, and other’s opinions so that one can live with a greater sense of joy and possibility.
> Learn how to transform one's life and achieve your dreams with our daily practice for cultivating a fearless mindset.
The Fearless Mindset course is open to all employees of WorldBlu member organizations.
Participants must complete a short online application and be accepted into the course.
Participants have eight weeks to complete The Fearless Mindset course. The course begins on the first of each month.
The Fearless Mindset course is delivered on our highly unique gamified learning platform. Along with original online content, peer-to-peer feedback, and an online learning community, participants also get access to eight weekly group coaching calls to help support them on their fearless mindset journey.
If a participant would also like to get additional support through one-on-one coaching with a top WorldBlu Transformation Coach, that is also available for an additional fee.
A select number of FREE passes for the Fearless Mindset course are included each year with your WorldBlu membership.
Fear is one of the most disabling human emotions and most of the time is unfounded. The Power Question is a simple yet effective way that we can face the question of fear and conquer it. I love The Power Question and use it nearly every day.
– Garry Ridge, CEO, WD-40 Company
WorldBlu has changed the world with The Power Question, which has made companies more profitable and more importantly, improved the lives of thousands of people from over 100 countries worldwide.
— Barry Boyer, Former CEO and Chair, Van Meter
I love The Power Question! It helps bring quick clarity to any tough situation, decision or dynamic – and not just in my business life. Confronting fear is always the first step in making progress. And WorldBlu’s simple process in working through fear should be every decision maker’s first step in problem-solving.
— China Gorman, HR expert, author, speaker, and former CEO, Great Place to Work Institute
I have used The Power Question in my personal life to bring up "difficult" topics with family and friends. The results have been priceless.
— Matt Perez, COO, Nearsoft
When facing a funding downturn due to a client pulling back on scheduled work, I asked The Power Question. It moved me from a free but dependent mindset with the client to a more liberated and adventurous approach to getting more work through alternative angles. It restored a financially independent approach and I found a new client with a regular flow without even looking.
— Perry Timms, Founder of PTHR
Fear is always one thing, be it large or small, that holds us back on any given day. The Power Question is a tool that helps me reframe almost any decision I face. It brings me back to my core and draws out a passionate being that wants to transform our world.
— Mark Dowds, Chief Strategy Officer, Trov
The Freedom-Centered Leader course teaches your employees how to lead themselves and others with freedom, not fear and control.
Do you realize how much your leader’s level of self-worth is impacting the performance of your organization? Do you know how to teach your employees to set healthy boundaries, communicate with empathy, and make freedom-centered rather than fear-based decisions? Do you have talented emerging leaders that you want to help level-up, but you’re not sure how?
If yes, then the WorldBlu Freedom-Centered Leader course is right for you! After establishing a freedom-centered mindset within your organization, the next step in the Freedom at Work model is to develop Freedom-Centered Leader throughout your organization.
Our highly transformational Freedom-Centered Leader course has 100 leadership modules that teach your employees the leadership model needed for the future right now, delivered online and with executive coaching, group coaching, and mentorship.
Our Freedom-Centered Leader course, taken by leaders in over 65 countries worldwide, teaches the critical leadership skills needed to lead oneself and others with freedom rather than fear and control so that everyone can hit key goals, communicate well, and feel a sense of belonging in a high-performing team.
Members get immediate access to our highly transformational signature course, Freedom-Centered Leader™, delivered on our one-of-a-kind gamified learning platform.
You can learn more about the Freedom-Centered Leader course here.
Research shows that 75% of people voluntarily leave their job because of a bad boss or manager, costing organizations billions. We believe the number one thing that causes dysfunctional leadership behavior is fear.
But what if your leaders could learn how to lead in a way that empowers rather than controls, clarifies rather than confuses, and inspires rather than tears down?
In order to become a world-class leader, however, leaders must learn how to handle fear and its impact on their behavior so they can instead lead themselves and others with freedom.
In this 12-week highly transformational course, participants learn the three critical dimensions of Freedom-Centered Leadership along with the proven leadership skills and behaviors for leading with freedom rather than fear in every area of life.
Participants will also learn how to:
> Develop self-worth and explore its surprising impact on the way they lead.
> Take extreme ownership of their life so others know they can trust them as a leader.
> Successfully give and receive feedback.
> Set healthy boundaries so they can feel happier.
> Manage their time and energy for success.
> Develop a greater sense of emotional intelligence so they can connect with others more easily.
> Lead with integrity and moral courage even when it's difficult.
> Go deep by engaging in meaningful self-reflection and critical thinking.
> Unlock what makes them perform at their peak and how to integrate that into every area of their life.
> Listen to others in a way that makes them feel heard and understood.
The Freedom-Centered Leader course is open to all employees of WorldBlu member organizations.
This is not an introductory leadership course, however, and is best suited for top leaders of an organization as well as high potential emerging leaders.
Participants must complete a short online application and be accepted into the course.
This is a 12-week highly transformational leadership course. The course begins on the first of each month.
The Freedom-Centered Leader course is delivered on our highly unique gamified learning platform.
Along with original online content, peer-to-peer feedback, and an online learning community, participants also get access to six, one-on-one coaching sessions with a top WorldBlu Transformational Coach and 12 weekly group coaching calls to support them on their transformational leadership journey.
If a participant would also like to get additional support through one-on-one coaching with a top WorldBlu Transformation Coach, that is also available for an additional fee.
WorldBlu organizations get exclusive access to the Freedom-Centered Leader signature course with their membership.
Because this is a top-level leadership course that includes one-on-one top coaching, there is an additional fee per leader for the course. The fee depends on the number of leaders you want to put through the course each year.
Here's what leaders are saying about the badges they have earned in the Freedom-Centered Leader course:
The Power of Vulnerability badge should be a mandatory badge for everyone to truly think about vulnerability as a concept because it creates more trust and connection and no fear.
- Alexandra Enke
I can't be more positive about the Crucial Accountability badge! The most important people in my life are now benefitted every day because of this badge.
- Nathan Donaldson
The Time and Energy Management badge is packed with big and small ideas to make one's work and personal life more harmonious and effective. I highly recommend it!
- Ann Brown
Good listening is an essential leadership skill and the Listening Levels badge helps show participants what it looks and feels like to listen at deeper levels.
- Kara Conley
I absolutely loved the Illusion of Control badge! Great topic to reflect upon and the content was invaluable in helping with that reflection.
- Kevin Brinnehl
Receiving feedback is as important as giving feedback. Learning how to do both is critical. The Give and Receive Feedback badge gives you tangible steps to create better conversations.
- Annette Jensen
The Freedom-Centered Culture course teaches you how to design democratic systems and processes that create a robust and scaleable culture.
How exactly do you design a Freedom-Centered Workplace Culture? Is it about perks, incentives, the latest technology – or something more?
Our independent research shows that 75 percent of your culture is determined by the systems and processes you have in place. So, how exactly do you design those systems and processes?
After establishing a freedom-centered mindset and freedom-centered leadership within your organization, the next step in the Freedom at Work model is to design a Freedom-Centered Culture throughout your organization.
As a member, we teach you exactly how to design a high-performing and distinctly Freedom-Centered Culture in our course.
We give you a step-by-step plan and proven best practices, curated from hundreds of WorldBlu certified Freedom-Centered Workplaces, and deliver it to you on our highly unique gamified learning platform, making it faster and easier to plan, build, grow and scale a Freedom-Centered Culture.
Here's the deal -- there are a LOT of ways to go about building a culture. Some cultures are generic or happen by default. They are typically really borning and don't inspire anyone.
Some workplace cultures are built through perks, incentives and the latest technology - which mostly creates confusion and an entitlement mentality.
Still other cultures are developed through DIY hacks, the latest book, video or management trend. The problem there is that most ideas aren't strategic, principle-based, scalable or timeless.
While ideas can be found in many places, we strongly believe that building a truly world-class culture -- which is key to your competitive advantage -- means it can't be generic, fear-based, or hacked together without a clear intention or strategy.
We believe that you and your employees deserve to have a culture that is intentionally designed with a proven strategy that works.
That's what the Freedom at Work model achieves for our clients and it's what we teach you how to do in our Freedom-Centered Cultures course.
Here's what you'll learn in the course:
> Discover how to design meaningful engagement opportunities that deliver results.
> Get employees clear about and aligned around purpose, vision, and values statements.
> Create systems that replace micro-management with a culture of self-governed leaders.
> Teach employees how to successfully give and receive feedback.
> Cultivate an environment of integrity and high ethical standards.
> Help everyone understand how to make democratic decisions clearly and effectively.
> Trim the unnecessary bureaucracy that slows things down.
> Develop best practices that encourage respectful and effective communication.
> Learn how to hire effectively for a Freedom-Centered Culture.
> Discover how to design best practices that create real trust.
> Learn how to scale your systems, processes and overall culture effectively.
> Create the systems and processes that allow everyone to collaborate effectively.
> Effectively design how to give employees the flexibility they want.
> Create systems and processes for effective accountability throughout your organization.
> Develop systems where all individuals are treated fairly and respectfully and have equal access to opportunities and resources.
> Design practices that balance autonomy with connection.
> Discover how to design an overall employee experience that is fulfilling and inspiring.
The Freedom-Centered Culture course is available on an organization-wide basis.
We ask for two top leaders to be the primary people that we will work throughout the course. However, those leaders will be working across the organization with employees to design and implement a Freedom-Centered Culture.
The Freedom-Centered Leader course is a prerequisite for this course and needs to be completed by the two top leaders who will be leading the culture transformation initiative.
Participants must complete a short online application and be accepted into the course.
This is a 12-month highly transformational culture transformation course. The course begins on the first of each month.
The Freedom-Centered Culture course is delivered on our highly unique gamified learning platform.
Along with original online content, peer-to-peer feedback, and an online learning community, participants also get access to 24 one-on-one coaching sessions with a top WorldBlu Transformational Coach, two each month, to support them on their transformational leadership journey.
WorldBlu organizations get exclusive access to the Freedom-Centered Leader signature course with their membership.
Because this is a top-level culture transformation course that includes one-on-one top coaching, there is an additional fee per organization for the course.
The fee depends on the total revenue of your organization and can be paid with a discounted annual payment or a monthly payment.
In the Freedom-Centered Culture course, we implement the complete Freedom at Work model. Here's what leaders are saying about Freedom at Work in their organizations:
Our sales have quadrupled and our market cap has increased from $250 million to almost $3 billion.
- Garry Ridge, CEO, The WD-40 Company
We've grown on average 23% each year over the past 10 years, largely due to Freedom at Work.
- Matthew Gonnering, CEO, Widen
We grew 12x with a 26% average growth rate for the past three years.
- Matt Perez, COO, Nearsoft
Freedom at Work took our spin-off from $0 to $175 million sale in just two years.
- Dallas Kashuba, Co-Founder, Dreamhost
Engage in quarterly one-on-one strategic coaching calls to support your journey towards building a thriving Freedom-Centered Workplace.
Do you wish you had a top coach you could talk with about how to plan, build, and grow a thriving Freedom-Centered Workplace? As a member, now you do!
Each quarter, you’ll get access to an hour-long strategic coaching call with your top WorldBlu Transformation Coach who is there to support you every step of the way with in-depth advice, guidance, and motivation on your journey.
Your strategic coaching call each quarter is open to both of your top member representatives from your organization to attend together with one of our executive coaches.
Our members say our strategic coaching calls are invaluable to their success!
Connect with other top leaders who share your values and drive for success in our monthly online masterminds.
As a member of WorldBlu, you become a part of a monthly leader-to-leader top mastermind focused on helping you work through your toughest leadership and culture challenges with other top leaders who share your commitment to freedom with accountability in the workplace.
Our masterminds meet over Zoom each month and all of our masterminds are facilitated by top WorldBlu Transformational Coaches who use our proven peer assist method.
Members are grouped in non-competing industries with similarly-sized organizations at similar stages in the Freedom-Centered Workplace journey. Our masterminds are kept small; the size is limited to just five organizations.
WorldBlu masterminds provide a top learning community, a safe place to work through challenges, and a forum to develop deep and lasting friendships.
Stay current on the latest leadership and culture thinking through our monthly trainings!
Interested in hearing from top experts, leaders, and authors around the world on what it takes to build, lead, and grow an organization that operates on freedom rather than fear? What are the pitfalls to avoid? What are the big-picture trends you need to look for? And how can you play a bigger game?
We offer three key trainings each month just for you!
Get instant access to our monthly live Freedom at Work Q&A calls with Traci Fenton, founder of WorldBlu, and other top WorldBlu Transformational Coaches for individualized advice to help build and grow your Freedom-Centered Workplace.
Have you ever wondered what it's like to go inside a WorldBlu certified company? Would you like to know how these top companies operate, what trips them up, and how they solve pressing problems with a freedom-centered rather than fear-based approach?
Each month, members get to go “inside” a WorldBlu certified Freedom-Centered Culture and hear from their CEOs and other top leaders about how they do what they do.
The sessions are live and open to questions as well. Members can show these “Insiders” talks on-demand to employees for training and teaching purposes as well.
Do you want to keep up on the latest mindset, leadership, and culture design thinking? Each month, we bring you expert thought-leaders and authors who will teach you key insights for success through our live "Thought-Leader" series.
Most of us are so busy working that we don't take time to celebrate our accomplishments. As a member of WorldBlu, each month we have a "Celebrations" call where we invite you to join us live and share your successes and accomplishments in Freedom at Work. It's a great way to get inspired and connect with the community!
Benchmark where you are on the path to becoming a WorldBlu certified Freedom-Centered Workplace™.
Interested in knowing where your organization currently stands on the path to building a Freedom-Centered Workplace?
If your organization has at least five full or part-time employees, you can choose to have your organization take our Freedom at Work™ Scorecard, a unique online assessment used by top organizations like Zappos, WD-40, Menlo Innovations, DaVita and hundreds more around the world. It’s a proven one-of-a-kind assessment tool that measures the level of freedom and organizational democracy in your workplace so you can pinpoint exactly where to make change for maximum impact and faster success.
We’ll also deliver a 25+ page report to you with the full results of your assessment.
Also, if your organization achieves an overall score 3.5 or higher (out of 5.0), upon taking the Freedom at Work Scorecard, you will earn the prestigious status as a WorldBlu certified Freedom-Centered Workplace™.
Your certification can be renewed annually as a member of WorldBlu. All marketing materials promoting our certification award are included with your membership, as well as special invitation-only events for certified members.
You will get two FREE tickets to our live Freedom at Work Summits!
Each year, we hold two Freedom at Work Summits – one in the US and one outside the US.
As a member of WorldBlu, you get two FREE tickets to our live events.
This two-day experiential conference is full of immersive learning, world-class talks, and new connections and friends.
Network and develop meaningful friendships with top leaders like you in our exclusive community.
Wouldn’t it be incredible to be a part of a thriving and supportive vetted community of peers who are also on a similar path with you?
As a member of WorldBlu, you will network with top leaders like yourself in our private, members-only Slack community.
Get immediate access to anyone in our community for connections, support, and ideas, available 24/7 inside our members-only forum.
There are even more great opportunities – and surprises – for our members!
Get instant insider access to top WorldBlu certified Freedom-Centered Workplaces around the world as a member!
When you attend our events, you will have also have the opportunity to go inside select WorldBlu certified Freedom-Centered Cultures and discover how they work.
We are also happy to connect you with WorldBlu certified organizations to tour on your own.
Do you ever wish you could be a part of a book club full of really smart people and read a book about something that not only interests you but that will also make you a better leader?
Now that’s possible with our Freedom at Work Book Club open to all members!
Six times a year, we’ll select a book and gather virtually to discuss it sparking new insights, connections, ideas, and more!
As a member, you will get access to special events, meet-ups, outdoor adventure and team-building activities and more!
I remember it like it was yesterday. The dopamine hit of discovery as I realized I didn’t have to mimic the businesses around me, even the ones I deeply admired. We were struggling. We had a structure we thought followed best practice: myself as CEO, a General Manager leading operations and functional heads for the key areas. But it never worked. The team were disempowered, even infantilized. My epiphany came when I looked honestly at the WorldBlu democratic principle of decentralization.
I realized decision-making should happen as close as possible to the work or the data. I proposed a new leadership structure: a team of equals, serving the business. A year later and the leadership team is knocking it out of the park; they’re aligned, committed and accountable. And WorldBlu has delivered benefits directly to our bottom-line, with revenue DOUBLING in just one year.
WorldBlu was founded in 1997 and is the largest global network of companies committed to freedom and democracy in the workplace, with clients in over 80 countries globally, representing over $30 billion in annual revenue.
WorldBlu’s founder and CEO, Traci Fenton, developed the Freedom at Work™ model, which is used by for-profit and non-profit organizations worldwide. The Freedom at Work model has been independently verified as producing, on average, seven times greater revenue growth over a three-year period for companies that use the model, compared to S&P 500 companies.
Traci Fenton has been recognized in Inc. magazine as one of the “Top 50 Leadership Thinkers in the World” and has also earned the Game Changer award for “Outstanding Results in Shaping the World.” She is the author of the forthcoming book, Freedom at Work.
WorldBlu’s clients include such well-respected brands as Zappos, DaVita, The WD-40 Company, HCL Technologies, Menlo Innovations, Widen, Pandora, Hulu, Geonetric, and hundreds more around the world from almost every industry.
WorldBlu has been featured in Fortune, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Fast Company, Inc. Magazine, BusinessWeek, US News & World Report, Entrepreneur, NPR, the BBC, and dozens of other media outlets around the world as well as in over two dozen books. Traci has spoken around the world to thousands of leaders at major conferences and at Harvard, Yale, The US Naval Academy, Yahoo, South by Southwest, the CIA, TEDx and more.
WorldBlu's purpose is to transform the way humanity leads with Freedom at Work™. WorldBlu's vision is to see one billion people living, leading, and working in freedom worldwide.
Democracy has been around for thousands of years, but it only started to take root globally after World War II. Unfortunately, according to the non-partisan Freedom House, we are now in a 13-year global decline in the level of freedom in the world, putting democracy in a precarious position in both developed and developing countries worldwide.
At WorldBlu, we’ve proven that organizational democracy, when done right, can build highly profitable and successful companies. We also know that democratic workplaces have the power to help both stabilize and advance democracy in the world.
Our members are top business leaders like you who share our vision of advancing and growing their organizations with freedom and organizational democracy and advancing freedom and democracy in the world through the way we design, build, and lead our organizations.
Click on the "Apply to Join" button on this page and complete our short application. One of our VPs of Community will read your application and be in touch!
Once we receive your application, one of our VPs of Community will reach out within 2-3 business days to set up a time to interview you.
After a successful interview with one of our VPs of Community, your application will be passed to a WorldBlu member for an interview. This is an opportunity for you to ask a WorldBlu member any questions you have about our membership and to connect with others in our top community.
Once your application is approved by a VP of Community and a member, we will notify you of acceptance of membership. New members gain admission to WorldBlu and all of our member benefits on the first of each month.
Once accepted into WorldBlu, we will connect you with current members so you can connect, make new friends, and feel welcomed into our community!
WorldBlu is NOT for everyone, and honestly, we’d prefer to help you figure out if it’s not right for you BEFORE you join rather than waste anyone's time.
So, let’s cut to the chase . . .
Two CEO or C-suite leaders and/or the head of HR/People/Talent (or equivalent) at your organization.
Leaders who believe that every employee has inherent worth and unlimited potential and deserves to be treated as such.
Mid-level managers, employees, solopreneurs or consultants. Members must represent the C-suite or HR/People/Culture.
Leaders trapped in the outdated command-and-control style of leadership, who think that “democracy” means “voting” or not having a leader, and who enjoy controlling their employees through fear.
Leaders who are insecure, lack self-worth, and who feel threatened by others creating environments that support the full potential of everyone.
Idea chasers always looking for the next new management trend. What we teach is strategic, proven, timeless and produces real results.
It might seem odd that we’re trying to talk you OUT of becoming a member, but if WorldBlu is not the right fit for you and your organization, then none of us benefit. We have a sincere interest in your success and that starts by making sure that WorldBlu and our community is right for you before you join.
If you're ready to take your organization to the next level
and align with other leaders building successful
Freedom-Centered Workplaces, apply for membership now.
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Have a question? We have answers!
WorldBlu is a global membership of top leaders and their organizations committed to practicing the proven Freedom at Work™ model in order to design, build, and grow world-class Freedom-Centered Workplaces worldwide.
Our approach is proven to deliver 7x revenue growth (on average) over a three-year period compared to S&P 500 companies.
The proven Freedom at Work™ model, developed by Traci Fenton, is used by hundreds of companies worldwide.
It has three parts to it: mindset, leadership, and organizational design all based on the principles of freedom and organizational democracy.
You can learn all about the Freedom at Work model here.
Membership in WorldBlu is open to top leaders of small to very large organizations committed to building a freedom-centered rather than fear-based workplace.
Two CEO or C-suite leaders and/or the head of HR/People/Talent (or equivalent) at your organization become the key lead members when your organization applies.
We are looking for leaders who have high self-worth, who want to grow their businesses, and who want to create a workplace environment where everyone can realize their fullest potential.
We invite leaders to apply who also want to grow their businesses with Freedom at Work™ and who also want to help advance freedom and democracy in the world through the way they run their organizations.
No, you do not already need to be practicing Freedom at Work or organizational democracy to be eligible for membership with WorldBlu!
All you need is a sincere willingness to build a successful Freedom-Centered Workplace and meet the criteria outlined above. If that's you, then please do apply!
Membership in WorldBlu is for two top leaders from your organization. They must be a CEO/C-Suite/HR/Talent/People-level leader (or equivalent).
These two leaders will be the key leaders engaging in the monthly masterminds and quarterly coaching calls.
Our courses, however, are open to anyone within your organization AND our monthly training sessions are also recorded and can also be shared with your entire organization so everyone can benefit from the training!
Membership is not directly open to solopreneurs, consultants, mid-level managers or employees. Membership is open to leaders who have growing businesses who need our help and meet the eligibility criteria outlined above.
Membership is not open to leaders trapped in the outdated command-and-control style of leadership, who think that “democracy” means “voting” or not having a leader, and who enjoy controlling their employees through fear.
Leaders who are insecure, not willing to grow, or who feel threatened by their employees' success would not benefit from membership in the WorldBlu community.
Please click any “Apply Now” button on this page and complete our short application. Your application will be read by one of our VPs of Community who will set up an interview to make sure our membership will serve you well.
If yes, then your application will be passed along to a current WorldBlu member who will also set up an interview with you to answer any questions and tell you more about membership with us.
Finally, if the VP of Community and current member feel that we can successfully serve your organization with our membership, your organization will be accepted into WorldBlu.
We admit new members on a rolling basis and welcome your application anytime!
If you would like to nominate an organization for WorldBlu, simply click on the “Nominate an Organization” button at the top of this page and submit an application.
Once we receive your nomination, we will do some preliminary research to make sure the nominee meets our membership criteria and that we can serve them well.
If we can, we will reach out with your nomination to them and invite them to apply for membership with WorldBlu.
We admit new members on a rolling basis and we welcome your nominations anytime!
So that we can best serve all of our members, we are currently accepting up to 100 new members each year at this time.
Your membership includes over a dozen membership benefits including quarterly coaching, world-class courses, a monthly mastermind group, tickets to our live events, monthly training, and much more. Please see above for a full list of membership benefits!
Think of your membership in WorldBlu like joining a gym. Typically, when one joins a gym, you don’t attend every class or take advantage of everything the gym offers. You choose to do what works for you.
We’ve worked had to create an awesome “gym” based on 20+ years of experience, where you can select which membership benefits you want to engage with to help you grow. We're also here to also help customize your perfect "workout" plan with you!
Yes, you do! Membership in WorldBlu will help you massively accelerate your journey to developing a freedom-centered mindset, leadership skills, and organizational culture at your organization -- and who doesn't have time for that?!
The question you have to ask yourself is what are the implications if you don't take action, wait for everything to be "perfect" or take a DIY approach? Yikes!
We have decades of experience working with top organizations, from small to large, for-profits to non-profits, sports teams and governmental organizations on how to build a world-class, Freedom-Centered Workplace in a timely, efficient, and even FUN way.
We know you may not engage with every member benefit, and that is just fine. Like a gym membership, you can select which membership benefits you want to engage in that fit your schedule – it’s totally up to you!
Simply use what you need and have time for. We are here to support you every step of the way!
If you are waiting for everything to be “perfect” at your organization before you join WorldBlu, you will never end up joining!
That massive shift you're going through is something we can help you with as well, making sure that the fear from the change is handled so you don't get set back -- and instead, can more forward.
Remember, top leaders like you know that we are here to provide you with the tools, community, support, skills, connections and so much more to help you stabilize, grow and scale your organization to help make it “perfect!”
The cost of WorldBlu membership is tiered based on the total revenue of your organization.
Your organization can choose to pay the membership fee on a discounted annual basis or on a monthly basis.
Please click the “Book a Call” button at the top of this page or the "Apply Now" button to set up a call with us and we will be happy to share pricing details and added free bonuses with you!
Through our extensive interview process, we make sure your organization is the right "fit" before you even join! After you join, membership is a 12-month commitment and is non-refundable.
Membership in WorldBlu lasts for 12 months and is renewed annually. Please click on any "Apply Now" button on this page to complete our short application and join us!
That’s great that you have a wonderful culture! You may have earned a lot of awards and recognition for your culture, too. However, we all know it’s one thing to get to the “top” and it’s another thing to maintain it!
Membership in WorldBlu is all about continuous improvement by providing world-class courses, monthly masterminds, quarterly coaching, regular training, fresh ideas and insights, and connections with those who share your core values, so that you can continue to have a great culture!
If being a part of a community that you can both learn from and give back to that supports a global vision appeals to you, then we invite you to apply now!
Nope! WorldBlu is strictly non-political and non-partisan; we are an educational organization teaching the proven Freedom at Work model.
To date, we’ve helped organizations worldwide transition from the outdated command-and-control model of organizational design and leadership to a more democratic model, based on the WorldBlu 10 Principles of Organizational Democracy.
We’ve worked with hundreds of leaders and organizations all over the world, in a diversity of industries, ranging in size from small to large, to bring more freedom and organizational democracy to the world through the way we run our organization.
Our approach is proven to create a positive ripple effect, increasing the level of peace, economic prosperity and civic engagement in a community.
Our purpose is to transform the way humanity leads with Freedom at Work™.
Our core values are Humility, Excellence, Accountability, and Love.
Our vision is to see one billion people living, leading, and working in freedom, not fear.
We would love to speak with you! Simply click on the button on the top of this page that says, "Book a call" or follow this link to book a call with us and we can connect at a time that works for you.
Great! Simply click any "Apply Now" button on this page (found at the very top and at other points throughout the page) and you will be lead to our short application. Fill it out and we will be back in touch with you to discuss next steps!
If you have any questions, concerns, or are uncertain about anything, please feel free to book a call with us or contact us at hello@worldblu.com. We'll help you out!
Join now and get immediate access to the proven member benefits that will help you build, grow and scale a Freedom-Centered Workplace.
We’ve impacted hundreds of companies from small to Fortune 500 companies around the world. Here are a select few.
