Bossard Gruppe is a leading global provider of solutions for fastening and assembly technology in the world, with 84 locations in 32 countries headquartered in Zug, Switzerland. Honored to deliver a keynote to the Bossard Board of Directors on June 28, 2022 in Boston’s Hotel InterContinental on The Workplace of the Future, and thanks to…

Enjoyed talking about the power and possibilities of self-managed organizations on Tuesday, June 14, 2022, with José Luis Romero for his Front Line Manager Leadership Summit collection of talks. Natural leadership trumps command-and-control in almost every setting. Forty-five experts, twenty-plus topics and free stuff for leaders (see link). https://www.frontlinemanagerleadershipsummit.com/

Thought leader, author and serial disrupter Chuck Blakeman is a pioneer in the movement to make work better. It was a pleasure to read and review his new book Re-Humanizing the Workplace (By Giving Everybody Their Brain Back), Crankset Publishing, 2021. Re-Humanizing is a first class ticket to the Participation Age.  The link to my Amazon review…

Fab meeting with Romain and Clément Meyer from Paris, traveling the world through the gift of sponsorship as L’Odyssée Managériale studying self-managed organizations in many countries, including Norway, Brazil, Columbia and the United States. Spent an enjoyable afternoon on Tuesday, May 24, 2022 in a North Beach San Francisco taqueria talking organizational design and theory.

Enjoyed a panel discussion on May 13, 2022 before an audience of over 350 interested family business participants with Morning Star’s Todd Rufer and moderator Chris Chediak of Sacramento’s Weintraub Tobin Law firm, discussing the challenges and opportunities of organizational self-management. Link here: https://capfamilybus.org/upcoming-events/generations-annual-conference/speakers/

Engaging short talks plus a panel discussion titled “70/70 Dilemma: Solutions, Gaps, Opportunities,” on May 11, 2022 with moderator Vicky Morgan, OKR expert formerly with McKinsey. Fellow panelists included Keahn Gary and Donna Nelham, wonderfully supported by Heroic Voice’s Anthony Lee and convened by CollabWorks’ Michael Grove. The title refers to the fact that most…