309: Creating a Productive and Engaging Work Environment

Leaders and teams must understand that our way of working is not set in stone

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Current Work: Creating a Productive and Engaging Work Environment

Values are crucial in how group members interpret events and activities around them. Understanding the different types of organizations is essential to establish programmer autonomy processes that can improve teamwork. There are three primary types of organizations: power-oriented, rule-oriented, and performance-oriented.

Pathological organizations, which are power-oriented, tend to use fear and threats to motivate employees. This type of organization often leads to burnout, and rules are enforced outside modern development processes. In some organizations, investigations are conducted to find and punish the person or people responsible for a problem. This is common in pathological organizations prioritizing power and using fear and threats to increase productivity.

Bureaucratic, rule-oriented organizations tend to protect departments and enforce rules on employees. These organizations are often legacy organizations that have yet to adapt to modern development processes.

Generative organizations, which are performance-oriented, focus on improving quality and processes. These organizations prioritize the company's growth as a whole rather than controlling individuals.

Organizational culture is not a problem that needs to be solved; it is a phenomenon that emerges and needs to be nurtured. Our way of working was created by gurus, industrialists, unions, and universities, and it was passed down through generations of managers and workers. We can appreciate what still serves us and change the rest. To legacy leaders, everything still looks like a factory, and they believe that all problems can be fixed if we work hard enough. However, our bureaucracies need to be equipped to handle the complexity of today's world. They cannot deal with unpredictable daily challenges and will never surprise us with an unexpected breakthrough. This is why leaders and teams must understand that our way of working is not set in stone. We can change it to adapt to the challenges we face.

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