A book about complexity and work - and about how to deal productively with both. A condensed introduction to the theory and practice of organizational high performance. A manifesto for contemporary leadership and for profound transformation in organizations of all kinds. Everywhere.

The practical guide to making the Beta organization happen. Anywhere - in just a few months. Sounds impossible? It isn´t anymore! This handbook spells out an all-hands, high-engagement approach to organizational transformation that is suitable for any kind of company - regardless of size, age, country/culture, legal form and industry! So obvious and yet groundbreaking, this is the way to make the Beta organization happen. Anywhere. Fast.

Why can we not learn a damn thing from the likes of Semco, or Toyota?

Why are today´s companies out of balance, structure-wise?

Why are "flat hierarchies" just a continuation of the problem?

Why are all "change-as-a-journey" metaphors wrong?

Why does your company have precisely the culture it deserves?

Why are fixed targets overrated - and how can targets be made relevant?

Does competition within organizations work?

Why do we still find it hard to grasp McGregor''s insight from 1960?

Why and how does Very Fast Organizational Transformation (VFOT) work?

Why do companies need neither bosses, nor leaders?

Why is the distinction between management and leadership important?

Why is the so-called "digital transformation" over-hyped?

This exciting little book combines 20 essays by Niels Pflaeging into a true "Best of Beta." It is a collection of progressive, modernist organizational theory and practice based on the BetaCodex mind-set. The contents of this volume range from short vignettes to highly conceptual texts. This book is a treasure trove for anyone who wants to master the art of Beta thinking!

Niels Pflaeging is an advisor for organizational transformation, an entrepreneur, an international keynote speaker. Since 2003, he has helped managers and companies of all kinds master profound change. Niels Pflaeging was a director with the Beyond Budgeting Round Table think tank. He then went on to found the open source community BetaCodex Network. Niels is the author of numerous books, including the best-seller Organize for Complexity and the OpenSpace Beta handbook. Together with Silke Hermann, Niels founded Red42, a startup on the cutting edge of Learning & Development and organizational development.

Atualizando organizações e trabalho para a era do conhecimento.

Um livro sobre complexidade e trabalho - e sobre como lidar produtivamente com ambos. Uma introdução condensada na teoria e prática do alto desempenho organizacional. Um manifesto para a liderança contemporânea e a transformação profunda em organizações de todos os tipos.

Edição revisada e ampliada!

Actualiser les organisations et le travail pour l''ère de la connaissance. Un livre sur la complexité et le travail - et sur la façon de les gérer de manière productive. Une introduction condensée à la théorie et à la pratique de la haute performance organisationnelle. Un manifeste pour un leadership contemporain et une transformation profonde dans les organisations de toutes sortes.

A man with a knack for systems thinking and with a shrewd sense of humor, W. Edwards Deming (1900-1993) is considered one of the leading thinkers on organizations of all time. A national hero in Japan from the 1950s on, he became widely recognized in his native America and the West only when he was already in his 80s. Today, Deming is credited with having been instrumental to unleashing the Japanese productivity miracle after WWII. He was instrumental to the creation of the Toyota Production System, to the Total Quality movement of the 1980s and 1990s, to Lean Management and to contemporary organizational thinking, in general.

About the editor: Niels Pflaeging is a researcher and advisor on organizational leadership and change. He is a creator of social technologies and founder of the BetaCodex Network. He published 11 books, including the best-seller Organize for Complexity.

A broadly versed intellectual and a prolific writer on the subjects of politics, economics and business, Peter F. Drucker (1909-2005) is the best-known and most influential management thinker of all time. Born in Vienna, Drucker began his professional life in Germany as a journalist. He emigrated to the USA in 1937. Here, Drucker soon turned to academic teaching, research and consulting, producing a total of 39 books over a career spanning almost 70 years. Drucker pioneered ideas such as the concept of the knowledge worker (as early as the 1950s), outsourcing and decentralization. Among the many trends Drucker presaged was the emergence of the information society with its necessity of lifelong learning. 

About the editor: Niels Pflaeging is a researcher and advisor on organizational leadership and change. He is a creator of social technologies and founder of the BetaCodex Network. Niels published 11 books, including the best-seller Organize for Complexity.

The laws of the BetaCodex: Here you find them explained in a concise, yet easy-to-grasp, and highly practical way. This booklet is the ideal learning tool to deepen your understanding of company-wide self-organization, agility and organizational democracy!

In this booklet, the twelve design principles of Beta gain contour: The BetaCodex is spelled out law by law, its hallmarks defined. 

This booklet is supplemented by a clever exercise that makes the connections between the individual laws of the codex tangible!

A book about complexity and work - and about how to deal productively with both. A condensed introduction to the theory and practice of organizational high performance. A manifesto for contemporary leadership and for profound transformation in organizations of all kinds. Everywhere.

The practical guide to making the Beta organization happen. Anywhere - in just a few months. Sounds impossible? It isn´t anymore! This handbook spells out an all-hands, high-engagement approach to organizational transformation that is suitable for any kind of company - regardless of size, age, country/culture, legal form and industry! So obvious and yet groundbreaking, this is the way to make the Beta organization happen. Anywhere. Fast.

Why can we not learn a damn thing from the likes of Semco, or Toyota?

Why are today´s companies out of balance, structure-wise?

Why are "flat hierarchies" just a continuation of the problem?

Why are all "change-as-a-journey" metaphors wrong?

Why does your company have precisely the culture it deserves?

Why are fixed targets overrated - and how can targets be made relevant?

Does competition within organizations work?

Why do we still find it hard to grasp McGregor''s insight from 1960?

Why and how does Very Fast Organizational Transformation (VFOT) work?

Why do companies need neither bosses, nor leaders?

Why is the distinction between management and leadership important?

Why is the so-called "digital transformation" over-hyped?

This exciting little book combines 20 essays by Niels Pflaeging into a true "Best of Beta." It is a collection of progressive, modernist organizational theory and practice based on the BetaCodex mind-set. The contents of this volume range from short vignettes to highly conceptual texts. This book is a treasure trove for anyone who wants to master the art of Beta thinking!

Niels Pflaeging is an advisor for organizational transformation, an entrepreneur, an international keynote speaker. Since 2003, he has helped managers and companies of all kinds master profound change. Niels Pflaeging was a director with the Beyond Budgeting Round Table think tank. He then went on to found the open source community BetaCodex Network. Niels is the author of numerous books, including the best-seller Organize for Complexity and the OpenSpace Beta handbook. Together with Silke Hermann, Niels founded Red42, a startup on the cutting edge of Learning & Development and organizational development.

Atualizando organizações e trabalho para a era do conhecimento.

Um livro sobre complexidade e trabalho - e sobre como lidar produtivamente com ambos. Uma introdução condensada na teoria e prática do alto desempenho organizacional. Um manifesto para a liderança contemporânea e a transformação profunda em organizações de todos os tipos.

Edição revisada e ampliada!

Actualiser les organisations et le travail pour l''ère de la connaissance. Un livre sur la complexité et le travail - et sur la façon de les gérer de manière productive. Une introduction condensée à la théorie et à la pratique de la haute performance organisationnelle. Un manifeste pour un leadership contemporain et une transformation profonde dans les organisations de toutes sortes.

A man with a knack for systems thinking and with a shrewd sense of humor, W. Edwards Deming (1900-1993) is considered one of the leading thinkers on organizations of all time. A national hero in Japan from the 1950s on, he became widely recognized in his native America and the West only when he was already in his 80s. Today, Deming is credited with having been instrumental to unleashing the Japanese productivity miracle after WWII. He was instrumental to the creation of the Toyota Production System, to the Total Quality movement of the 1980s and 1990s, to Lean Management and to contemporary organizational thinking, in general.

About the editor: Niels Pflaeging is a researcher and advisor on organizational leadership and change. He is a creator of social technologies and founder of the BetaCodex Network. He published 11 books, including the best-seller Organize for Complexity.

A broadly versed intellectual and a prolific writer on the subjects of politics, economics and business, Peter F. Drucker (1909-2005) is the best-known and most influential management thinker of all time. Born in Vienna, Drucker began his professional life in Germany as a journalist. He emigrated to the USA in 1937. Here, Drucker soon turned to academic teaching, research and consulting, producing a total of 39 books over a career spanning almost 70 years. Drucker pioneered ideas such as the concept of the knowledge worker (as early as the 1950s), outsourcing and decentralization. Among the many trends Drucker presaged was the emergence of the information society with its necessity of lifelong learning. 

About the editor: Niels Pflaeging is a researcher and advisor on organizational leadership and change. He is a creator of social technologies and founder of the BetaCodex Network. Niels published 11 books, including the best-seller Organize for Complexity.

The laws of the BetaCodex: Here you find them explained in a concise, yet easy-to-grasp, and highly practical way. This booklet is the ideal learning tool to deepen your understanding of company-wide self-organization, agility and organizational democracy!

In this booklet, the twelve design principles of Beta gain contour: The BetaCodex is spelled out law by law, its hallmarks defined. 

This booklet is supplemented by a clever exercise that makes the connections between the individual laws of the codex tangible!