The way we manage organizations seems increasingly out of date. Survey after survey shows that
a majority of employees feel disengaged from their companies. The epidemic of organizational
disillusionment goes way beyond Corporate America-teachers doctors and nurses are leaving
their professions in record numbers because the way we run schools and hospitals kills their
vocation. Government agencies and nonprofits have a noble purpose but working for these
entities often feels soulless and lifeless just the same. All these organizations suffer from
power games played at the top and powerlessness at lower levels from infighting and
bureaucracy from endless meetings and a seemingly never-ending succession of change and
cost-cutting programs. Deep inside we long for soulful workplaces for authenticity community
passion and purpose. The solution according to many progressive scholars lies with more
enlightened management. But reality shows that this is not enough. In most cases the system
beats the individual-when managers or leaders go through an inner transformation they end up
leaving their organizations because they no longer feel like putting up with a place that is
inhospitable to the deeper longings of their soul. We need more enlightened leaders but we
need something more: enlightened organizational structures and practices. But is there even
such a thing? Can we conceive of enlightened organizations? In this groundbreaking book the
author shows that every time humanity has shifted to a new stage of consciousness in the past
it has invented a whole new way to structure and run organizations each time bringing
extraordinary breakthroughs in collaboration. A new shift in consciousness is currently
underway. Could it help us invent a radically more soulful and purposeful way to run our
businesses and nonprofits schools and hospitals? The pioneering organizations researched for
this book have already cracked the code. Their founders have fundamentally questioned every
aspect of management and have come up with entirely new organizational methods. Even though
they operate in very different industries and geographies and did not know of each other's
experiments the structures and practices they have developed are remarkably similar. It's hard
not to get excited about this finding: a new organizational model seems to be emerging and it
promises a soulful revolution in the workplace. Reinventing Organizations describes in
practical detail how organizations large and small can operate in this new paradigm. Leaders
founders coaches and consultants will find this work a joyful handbook full of insights
examples and inspiring stories.
