1st Edition
Managing Without Managers Building a Flexible Organization
Acknowledgements. Preface. Chapter 1. A Working Experiment. Chapter 2. Culture of Conversation. Chapter 3. The Value of Values. Chapter 4. Conversations in Action. Chapter 5. A Web of Workflows. Chapter 6. Responsibilities of Freedom. Chapter 7. Deliberate Decisions. Chapter 8. A Promise of Alignment. Chapter 9. Opportunities in Focus. Epilogue. Glossary with Index. About the Authors
Biography
Jef Bell is the expert on all things Collaborative Web. He brings several decades of engineering leadership and project management experience, and is instrumental in the smooth running of the business.
Zoë Harrold has a decade of experience directing operations in a startup and a non-profit. She is adept at drawing out organizational knowledge and making it intelligible. Her guiding hand brings the lessons from Galois’ experience to life in this book.
John Launchbury is the founder of Galois. Prior to this, he taught as a Professor of Computer Science and is a household name within his field. John is a technology strategist who spent several years as a senior executive within DARPA, and now serves Galois as Chief Scientist.
Rob Wiltbank is the CEO of Galois and comes from a business background with expertise in venture investing and entrepreneurship, and has published several books on the topic. Rob is a former Professor of Strategic Management and sits on the board of several companies.
