Successful
  cooperation
  is
  both
  a
  path
  and
  a
  goal. 
  Good
  methods
  and
  tools
  make
  it
  much
  easier
  for
  a 
  team
  to
  organize
  itself.
  Encourage
  your
  team
  to 
  take
  the
  first
  steps
  in
  this
  direction
  and
  experience 
  the difference.
 
 
  
 
 
 
  6 Hurdles to Self-Organization
 
 
 
 
  How to turn your team 
  into the boss
 
 
 
  Hurdle 1: Establishing the appropriate team culture
 
 
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  Chapter 02 – The Cultural Stages
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
  What
  is
  this
  about?
  It
  is
  about
  a
  new
  level
  of
  how
  people
  organize
  themselves
  for
  the 
  organization of a project. 
  We can identify three layers for the organization of a project: 
  On
  the
  one
  hand,
  there
  is
  the
  functional
  organization
  of
  the
  project
  (layer
  2)
  and,
  on
  the
  other 
  hand,
  the
  completely
  different
  character
  of
  the
  organization
  of
  people
  to
  each
  other
  (layer
  3), 
  who jointly organize (layer 2) and implement (layer 1) a project. 
  The
  purely
  functional
  project
  organization
  has
  been
  brought
  under
  control
  over
  time.
  The 
  keywords
  here
  are
  quality
  management,
  standardization
  and
  automation.
  With
  the
  new 
  possibilities
  offered
  by
  technology,
  programming,
  apps
  and
  today's
  communication
  options,
  this 
  is
  all
  well
  on
  the
  way.
  With
  lean,
  agility
  and
  value
  stream
  management,
  there
  is
  a
  lot
  of 
  knowledge
  in
  the
  area
  of
  functional
  project
  management.
  Only
  one
  question
  remains 
  unsatisfactorily
  resolved:
  Who
  organizes
  the
  people
  planning
  and
  executing,
  and
  how?
  The 
  standard
  functional
  answer
  at
  layer
  2
  is:
  Well,
  people
  are
  planned
  like
  machines
  and
  cogwheels, 
  by
  people
  who
  are
  organized
  like
  machines
  and
  cogwheels.
  And
  the
  big
  boss
  organizes
  them 
  like
  machines
  and
  cogwheels,
  i.e.
  always
  in
  a
  causally
  predictable 
  way.
  Unfortunately,
  people
  are 
  miscalculating
  more
  and
  more,
  because
  life
  cannot
  be
  calculated,
  it
  can
  only
  be
  lived.
  In
  the 
  dominant
  and
  functional
  peak
  times,
  it
  worked
  even
  better
  than
  it
  does
  now,
  as
  more
  and
  more 
  people
  are
  waiting
  to
  make
  the
  leap
  into
  the
  caring
  world
  together.
  They
  no
  longer
  want
  to
  be 
  planned like machines and cogwheels.
  At
  NVC-plus,
  the
  answer
  is
  therefore: 
  The 
  Team
  is
  the
  Boss. 
  The
  team
  organizes
  the
  process
  and 
  must be able to organize itself. This requires a new cultural approach to organizing.
  After
  the
  art
  of
  functional
  organizing
  (layer
  2),
  it
  is
  now
  about
  the
  higher
  art
  of
  human
  organizing 
  in
  relation
  to
  functional
  projects.
  Layer
  3
  is
  added
  and
  the
  organization
  of
  people
  is
  no
  longer
  the 
  task of functional layer 2. The team members are no longer scheduled, they plan together. 
  Why are we suggesting that the team should be the boss?
  •
  
  Because
  each
  person
  in
  their
  position
  and
  from
  their
  perspective
  has
  a
  proportionate 
  knowledge of the whole that is valuable. 
  •
  
  Because
  each
  person
  in
  their
  position
  can
  intervene
  quickly
  and
  concretely
  and
  balance
  the 
  project. 
  •
  
  Because
  each
  person
  can
  add
  meaning,
  awareness,
  inspiration
  and
  significance
  to
  the 
  project.
  •
  
  Because
  individual
  meaning
  and
  significance
  can
  only
  be
  well
  networked
  through
  shared 
  caring.
  •
  
  Because
  we
  urgently
  need
  this
  more
  networked,
  actively
  lived
  sense
  and
  meaning
  to 
  overcome crises and steer progress.
  •
  
  Because the core pleasure of activity is the experience of shared constructiveness.
  •
  
  because
  this
  is
  often
  the
  only
  way
  to
  manage
  complex
  tasks
  appropriately
  and
  our
  world
  is 
  becoming increasingly complex anyway.
  •
  
  Because the systemic, phenomenal influences can also have a positive effect on the project.
  •
  
  Because
  people
  no
  longer 
  want
  to
  be
  cogwheels
  in
  the
  big
  socio-economic
  machine
  and
  are 
  increasingly refusing to be conscious in the form of illness, depression and burnout.
  The
  earth
  makes
  the
  garden.
  That
  is
  why
  the
  environment
  in
  which
  the
  team
  is
  located
  is
  not 
  insignificant.
  The
  culture
  of
  cooperation
  determines
  the
  interpersonal
  climate,
  the
  quality
  of 
  communication,
  the
  commitment
  of
  the
  members
  and
  their
  success
  in
  self-organization. 
  Therefore,
  selecting
  the
  team
  culture
  is
  the
  first
  step
  for
  a
  self-organized
  team.
  However,
  in
  order 
  to
  be
  able
  to
  select
  a
  culture,
  you
  first
  need
  an
  overview
  of
  all
  the
  different
  cultures
  that
  would 
  be suitable.
  Self-organization requires a suitable team culture
  Self-organization
  that
  makes
  the
  team
  the
  boss
  requires
  trust,
  transparency
  and
  communication. 
  However,
  all
  three
  factors
  are
  heavily
  dependent
  on
  the
  culture
  of
  the
  team.
  We
  therefore
  first 
  need
  a
  suitable
  team
  culture
  that
  promotes
  these
  three
  qualities,
  and
  we
  can
  understand
  what 
  this
  might
  be
  using
  the
  NVC-plus
  culture
  stage
  model.
  But
  even
  if
  we
  strive
  for
  a
  certain
  team 
  culture,
  there
  is
  still
  the
  question
  of
  how
  we
  can
  practically
  introduce
  it
  into
  the
  company
  and 
  what that would mean for each team member. Here are the three points that are important
  Take
  a
  look
  at
  these
  three
  points
  and
  discuss
  them
  with
  your
  team.
  If
  you
  are
  interested
  in
  this 
  topic,
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  Every team, start-up, or company must overcome these six hurdles if it wants to organize itself 
  collegially in order to successfully manage projects from within the community.