We are thrilled to announce that Hélène Lesterlin has joined the staff of Good Work Institute […]
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Transition + Expansion: Welcoming a New Worker into the Fold
On May 1st of this year, GWI began the long and involved transition to becoming a […]
Continue readingNotes from the Field : Autonomy in the Land of Shared Leadership
It’s not the shared leadership that is hard, it is the not-shared leadership. When we {…]
Continue readingHow It All Works: Introducing the GWI Circles
Now that we’ve told you about our circle policy and practice, it is time to introduce […]
Continue readingNotes from the Field: I Believe in Process
As a student and practitioner of facilitation, it delights me that in this new model of […]
Continue readingSit and Listen: The Legacy of Circle Practices
When I was a kid, I remember my entire family gathering in my Grandmother’s living room […]
Continue readingNotes from the Field: More In-Person Meetings? Good!
Learning a new model for stewarding our organization, including adopting policies, landing on practices that support […]
Continue readingIn Search of a Decision-Making Ideal
“How did the meeting go?” one person asks another. “Great, we reached consensus!” is the reply.
Continue readingNotes from the Field: Phases of Transition
Like the moon, I’m going through phases in this process. When discussions started happening around our […]
Continue readingTrust is Radical
Becoming a WSDNP needs radical trust. Not just trust, but the kind of trust which is […]
Continue readingNotes from the Field: Why am I Distracting Myself?
Getting started is always the hard part. You set an intention, imagine the outcome, and then […]
Continue readingNotes from the Field: We’re the Collective ED Now
When Matt came to us with the proposal to transition GWI to a Worker Self- Directed […]
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