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The Gervais Principle: The Complete Series, with a Bonus Essay on Office Space (Ribbonfarm Roughs Book 2)
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Coordination Headwind - How Organizations Are Like Slime Molds
komoroske.comworkplace, read “Determinants of Perceived Fairness of Performance Evaluations,” by Jerald Greenberg, published in the Journal of Applied Psychology 71 (1986): 340–42. You can also read “Effects of Procedural and Distributive Justice on Reactions to Pay Raise Decisions,” by Robert Folger and Mary Konovsky, published in the Academy of Management Jou
... See moreRom Brafman • Sway: The Irresistible Pull of Irrational Behavior
There are a lot of approaches to organization design, but none are reliable and construct-valid. It ignores how personhood and work are intertwined. In addition, the organization isn't a self-aware social singularity, so employees are differentiated as futuristic cogs who 'energize' themselves autonomously. A strategy that can only focus on one sid... See more
Nathan Snyder • The Problem with Organization Design

I think these roles point to something a bit broader: the need for more generalist, or at least outlier, roles in organizations.
arbesman.substack.com • ☞ Outlier Roles in Venture Capital (and other Organizations)

When organizations are very small, individuals matter most. But when organizations grow larger, the system - its structure and dynamics - comes to dominate the analysis.