Matt BasfordinBeyondCompany culture: it’s in the little thingsExploring an evolving formula for designing culture at work.Jul 25, 2017Jul 25, 2017
Matt BasfordinPeople SystemsAn organizational network based around value and influenceSome of the best thinking around more progressive models of organizational design primarily — in my experience — center around how to…Apr 29, 2017Apr 29, 2017
Matt BasfordinPeople Systems3 principles for taming complexityWhen the US Military, an exceptional example of robust machinery, process, and efficiency, took on a war with the much smaller…Mar 2, 2017Mar 2, 2017
Matt BasfordinPeople SystemsMomentum as the antidote to over-planningManagement consultancies likely won’t readily admit this, but they make a killing making change management complicated. After all, what is…Jan 25, 2017Jan 25, 2017
Matt BasfordinPeople SystemsWhy leadership is killing your companyWhat is the role of leadership and management within organizations? Seems like such a simple question, that to even ask it implies a…Jan 9, 2017Jan 9, 2017
Matt BasfordinPeople SystemsCompany Culture: It’s the little thingsCompany culture. Everyone talks about it, but what does it really mean? Some approach this question boldly, like Brian Chesky of AirBnB…Jan 3, 2017Jan 3, 2017
Matt BasfordinPeople SystemsThe power of smallConventional wisdom says that bigger is better. Bigger challenges require more people. High-growth companies need to focus on scale. Bigger…Dec 18, 2016Dec 18, 2016
Matt BasfordinPeople Systems8 principles of an exponential organizationAn exponential organization is one that systematically orients itself towards hyper growth and innovation. It is actually more comfortable…Nov 20, 2016Nov 20, 2016
Matt BasfordinPeople SystemsThe premise of ‘People Systems’It’s become more widely understood that technology is fundamentally uprooting so many industries we’ve come to know and love. Subscription…Nov 12, 2016Nov 12, 2016