🕯️ Advent of Insight · Week 2 Recap
A reflective summary of Advent of Insight Week 2 — seven insights on teams, autonomy, governance, conflict, and the human systems that shape how organizations work.
Tag: Culture
🕯️ Advent of Insight · Day 13 – When Best Practices Fail
Copying success rarely recreates it—context is the missing variable.
🕯️ Advent of Insight · Day 9 – Shadow Structures
Behind every org chart lies a living network of shadow structures—the informal channels of influence, trust, and flow.Ignoring them means designing for theory, not reality. Great leaders learn to see and honor these hidden systems without trying to “fix” them.When you align formal design with informal truth, energy stops leaking and purpose becomes collective. → Related: Shadow Structures: The Unofficial Systems That Actually Run Your Organisation
Shadow Structures: The Unofficial Systems That Actually Run Your Organization
Your org chart tells one story — but the real power flows elsewhere. This post explores shadow structures: the invisible networks of trust, influence, and information that truly run organizations. Learn how to map them, work with them, and turn hidden systems into your biggest advantage.
Team Autonomy Is a Beautiful Lie — Here’s What’s Really Holding Teams Back
Everyone loves to talk about empowered, self-organizing teams — but most so-called “autonomous” teams are trapped in invisible structures, hidden dependencies, and unclear mandates. This post uncovers why real autonomy is so rare and what it actually takes to achieve it.