Self-Organization In Teams With Esther Derby

25. Jan, 2009 0 Comments

In this video chat I am thrilled to talk to Esther Derby.

We talk about self-organization in teams. What is it? What is it not? What’s the role of a manager in a self-organizing team?

Esther is one of the rare breed of consultant who blends the technical issues, and the managerial issues with the people issues. She is well known for her work in helping teams grow to new levels of productivity. She is also co-author of “Agile Retrospectives: Making Good Teams Great“.

You can view the video below… or follow this link to YouTube.com.



In case you “forgot” why we are discussing self-organization, I advice to read my post “Structure For Resilience“:

“According to Wikipedia: “Self-organization is a process in which the internal organization of a system, normally an open system, increases in complexity without being guided or managed by an outside source.”

In contrast to a traditional central plan-and-control organization this would allow for individuals to act fast upon changes in the environment, it would allocate the proper resources to a problem more efficiently. There is no central bottleneck for information which consumes time. There is no central point of decision that has only a fraction of the collective mental capacity.”

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  1. Andrew Meyer 25. Jan, 2009 at 4:10 pm

    Very good video chat. I had never thought about the mental models company's hold and use to think about their employees. Ester is absolutely right, understanding that mental model really determines how you organize things within a company. Great insight.

  2. Me 27. Jan, 2009 at 10:33 am

    my understanding from this video is that there are multiple ways to be self-organizing. correct?

  3. Bas de Baar 27. Jan, 2009 at 8:01 pm

    yes, Esther explains that you can e.g. plan your own tasks, or the group can hire and fire people, and be self-organization on other aspects.

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