Do we still need managers?

​This session is part of the Introduction to Political Technology course at Newspeak House, open to faculty and fellowship candidates only.

• ​What’s the point of a manager?

  • ​Group brainstorming

  • ​Consideration of organisation vs authority in management

  • ​EAFP vs LBYL - proposals not problems

• ​Do we need clarity?

  • ​RACI, and how you’d apply it in practice

  • ​KPIs/OKRs

• ​Do we need documentation?

  • ​What’s documentation for, and how long does it last?

  • ​Minimum viable documentation

  • ​ADRs

• ​Reading

  • ​https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Responsibility_assignment_matrix

  • ​“Reinventing Organisations” by Laloux

  • ​https://hbr.org/2005/04/seven-transformations-of-leadership