The Caring Network Company

The type of organization I am growing

On the basis of what I value and my personal goals and through the work I do with companies, I am growing caring network companies that are based on both-and thinking.

An organization where each of us cares.

Caring about these organisms means that they matter to us. They are important in our lives. They have substance. They are not separate from us. They are part of who we are.

Caring for these organisms means that we tend to them. We nurture their well-being and development. We apply our minds and energy to them. They are part of what we do.

An organization that is structured as networks.

Being a network means to recognize its nodes as autonomous agents that create value through their self-organized cooperation. Value that is more than the sum of its parts.

Being a network means to recognize that its emerging collective intelligence is determined by the quality of the nodes’ interactions just as much as by the quality of the nodes themselves.

A group of companions that satisfy needs.

When workers partake in ownership and governance of the company while at the same time being customers of the company’s service, these roles and their needs blend into one. This aligns incentives and favors win-win situations.

Satisfying needs is made possible when we make effective use of emotions and empathy. When we understand and communicate our needs. When we listen with curiosity and compassion.

The result is an organization where we both cooperate and compete to grow beyond our comfort zones. An organization that both respects all perspectives and leverages leadership to be effective. An organization where we are both autonomous and aligned on what we want. An organization where we both care for each other and hold each other to account. An organization that has an impact by both pursuing a purpose and making a profit.

In my mental models, I try to pragmatically synthesize what works in both traditional and new ways of working. Writing is both how I communicate my mental models and how I crystalize them. My writing is exploratory and evolving over time. My hope is to revise this post over the next few months with newly gained clarity. To support this, I very much appreciate your feedback. Be it a critique, uncovered blind spots, different perspectives, or agreement.

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