The core of empowerment and delegation of power is not the decentralization of power, but the flow of power.

#395#The core of empowerment and delegation is not the decentralization of power, but the flow of power

Let’s talk about the conclusion first:

1. Self-organization and empowerment Instead of decentralizing power, we can allow power to flow, so that each of the most critical issues has the right people, the right time, and the right resources, and uses the greatest power to suppress it at one point.

2. Adam Smith defined: Scale is the prerequisite for division of labor. Likewise efficiency is the basis of scale. The assumption behind self-organization is also for scale, both support and pursuit. Can't forget.

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In the earliest hunting era, when hunting large animals, the leading hunter could only see one side of the prey and its nearby companions. , only the leader can choose the observation position and see the whole picture of the hunt.

Shouts tend to attenuate and interfere with each other, so only one voice can be used, or instruments and flags can be used to direct.

This mentality is deeply rooted, but if we go back to the scene of hunting a group of mammoths, what would happen if every hunter could see the whole hunt?

The person who finds the prey's weakness will be allowed to direct the battle.

I think this is the key when we talk about how to collaborate. Collaboration is not the key, but whoever takes command is more likely to win, and the command is given to whomever.

But if suddenly the mammoth herd starts to go crazy and the environment changes drastically, then at this time, the command power will be quickly switched to whoever can better direct the hunters to evacuate.

Understand in this small case that allowing power to flow in the organization is the key to maximizing effectiveness.

Therefore, self-organization is not to give power to someone, but to allow power to flow. It is not to give power to everyone equally, but to allow every most critical issue to have the greatest power pressure to defeat it. it.

Let’s talk about mission. When it comes to mission, everyone thinks it is very big. Why should a company be mission-driven?

?The premise of division of labor put forward by Adam Smith in "The Wealth of Nations": Scale is the prerequisite for division of labor and cooperation.

The assumption of scale is non-linear, so efficiency is the basis of scale.

The mission is huge, and it contains a metaphor of scale. To realize a big dream, you must reach scale somewhere, and scale needs to be supported by efficiency.

The assumption behind self-organization is also for scale, both support and pursuit. Can't forget.

Let power flow, let decision-making flow, let decision-making flow, let information processing flow, information processing flow, let information flow, let information flow, let business Let the business flow, let the business flow, in essence, let the scale and efficiency flow.

After all, business is an information game, and we are all trying to crack the codes given by the market.

— Mr. Camera 20200322

Chaos Shanghai