>> You could learn from consent based decision making, a hallmark of sociocratic worker coops that is underrated and can be applied elsewhere.
>> Hierarchy and coercion isn't necessary for avoiding decision paralysis in organizations.
> I don’t think that is a practical framework for situations where people aren’t already very closely aligned.
Putting aside the concept of Sociocracy for the purpose of discussing engineering team leadership philosophies, one which I have observed to be very effective when working with experts is Servant Leadership[0]. From the Wiki page:
A servant leader shares power, puts the needs of the
employees first and helps people develop and perform as
highly as possible. Instead of the people working to serve
the leader, the leader exists to serve the people.
While Servant Leadership[0] might initially raise concerns resembling the problems you rightly identify with a sociocratic approach, it has the benefits of peer collaboration combined with accountability of the decisions made by leadership.
>> Hierarchy and coercion isn't necessary for avoiding decision paralysis in organizations.
> I don’t think that is a practical framework for situations where people aren’t already very closely aligned.
Putting aside the concept of Sociocracy for the purpose of discussing engineering team leadership philosophies, one which I have observed to be very effective when working with experts is Servant Leadership[0]. From the Wiki page:
While Servant Leadership[0] might initially raise concerns resembling the problems you rightly identify with a sociocratic approach, it has the benefits of peer collaboration combined with accountability of the decisions made by leadership.0 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Servant_leadership