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Participatory Management ModelsParticipatory Management Models

Practical workshops on modern leadership and facilitation. Participants learn how to move away from traditional, hierarchical structures toward self-organization, involving employees in decision-making and building accountable, autonomous teams in the spirit of 'teal' organizations.

Language
Polish / English
Format
Hands-on workshop (16 hours (2 days))
Institution
Corporate training

Course schedule

01

Introduction to participatory management

The evolution of management styles from hierarchy to network. F. Laloux's concept of teal organizations. Teal, Agile and Holacracy in practice.

02

Self-organization in teams

Building agile structures. Distributing roles and responsibilities in organizations without formal leaders. Techniques to prevent the diffusion of responsibility.

03

Decision-making & facilitation

How to make decisions inclusively. Consent vs. consensus. Meeting-facilitation tools (e.g. Liberating Structures, Open Space Technology).

04

Communication culture & transparency

The role of radical candor and open feedback (360). Financial and strategic transparency as a foundation of team trust.

05

Managing conflict in a flat structure

De-escalation methods. Nonviolent Communication (NVC) in business practice. Resolving disputes without direct intervention from senior managers.

06

Workshop: modeling the transformation

Working on a case study from the participant's own organization. Auditing the current culture and developing a roadmap toward a more participatory model.

Core reading

  • Laloux F., Pracować inaczej (Reinventing Organizations), 2015 ↗
  • Robertson B.J., Holacracy: The New Management System for a Rapidly Changing World, 2015 ↗
  • Scott K., Szef wymagający i wyrozumiały (Radical Candor), 2019 ↗
  • Rosenberg M.B., Porozumienie bez przemocy. O języku życia, 2016 ↗

Learning outcomes

Participants understand the difference between hierarchy and participation and know practical frameworks for implementing self-organizing models. They can organize and facilitate an effective, democratic meeting and use consent-based decision-making, and are prepared to start changing the communication culture in their department.