Progressive, Bossless, Self-Managed, Flat, Adaptive. What's in a Name?!
We thought it would be worthwhile to reassess the best name for what we mostly refer to as 'progressive organizations.' Boy, did it spark some debate! More than 1,300 people responded. Here's the outcome.
The reason we went out looking for help was that we feel 'progressive organizations' sounds too dull, too vague.
We wanted something bolder and clearer.
The polls on LinkedIn, X, and the Corporate Rebels Academy sparked some interesting debate. Do we call them progressive, bossless, self-managed, flat, adaptive, decentralized?!
Over 1,300+ people voted. The results are in.
And the winner is...
My personal favorite, 'bossless,' got hammered with less than 5% of the votes. Ouch...
The two favorites: flat and self-managed. But the winner, both in quantitative terms and in qualitative terms (based on the discussions):
Clearly, it isn't perfect. It's not broad enough to capture the full complexities of these organizations and the many things they do differently than traditional organizations. It's focused too much on structure, too little on many other things.
And there are probably 1,000 more arguments why it's not the ideal name. I'd probably agree with most of them.
But, as many of the pioneers would say when facing a decision: Is it safe enough to try?
Yes, it certainly is. Let's use it until we find something that's significantly better.
What does this all mean?
Well, not much, to be honest. You might see a bit more of the term 'self-managed companies' pop up in our blogs and books, while seeing a decrease in the term 'progressive organizations'.
Two places where you'll definitely be seeing it:
- The title of our new book (to be published in the summer of this year; you'll read about it soon);
- The communication around our 6-week Masterclass.
Talking about the Masterclass, we've got two very exciting announcements 🥳:
Running and scaling self-managing organizations
First, we've completely renewed the webpage with more (much more!) information on the Masterclass - the flagship program of the Corporate Rebels Academy.
We've had so many requests to change it over the years, that it was about time we started listening. Alumni said it didn't do justice to the value of the Masterclass, while potential customers shared they couldn't get a good feel for what it was and what it wasn't.
Well, we have listened.
But before you go and check it out, there's one more thing you don't want to miss.
Promotion: Get lifetime access (only 10 spots available!)
To celebrate the 10th public cohort of our highest-rated, most powerful program, we have a special promotion.
If you enroll before February 20th for our upcoming cohort, you will get:
- Lifetime(!) access to your Masterclass content (instead of 1 year);
- Lifetime(!) access to all current and future on-demand courses (valued at €948/year);
- Lifetime(!) access to the online community, including monthly events, interviews with pioneers, the latest and greatest case studies, and more.
Yes, you read that right. You'll only pay the usual one-time Masterclass fee of €5,000. There's no need to ever pay the yearly subscription fee (normally €948/year).
Not now, not next year, not ever. Be quick though: there are only 10 promotion spots available.
Check out the completely new and improved Masterclass page with all the information you need to make a decision.
Click here: Masterclass - Running and Scaling Self-Managing Organizations.
