Tribal leadership
by David Logan, Dave Logan, John King, Halee Fischer-Wright, King, John, III, John King (undifferentiated) · first published 2007
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Explains how groups form cultures and move through stages, with a model of hierarchy dynamics in organizations. Suited to managers and founders wanting to scale teams and shift toward more collaborative workplaces.
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It's a fact of life: birds flock, fish school, people "tribe."Every company, indeed every organization, is a tribe, or if it's large enough, a network of tribes—groups of 20 to 150 people in which everyone knows everyone else, or at least knows of everyone else. Tribes are more powerful than teams, companies, or even CEOs, and yet their key leverage points have not been mapped—until now. In Tribal Leadership, Dave Logan, John King, and Halee Fischer-Wright show leaders how to assess their organization's tribal culture on a scale from one to five and then implement specific tools to elevate the
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One of my personal favorites is Tribal Leadership: https://www.amazon.com/Tribal-Leadership-Leveraging-Thriving...
on “Ask HN: Best book / resources on leadership, especially for tech teams?” ↗I’d suggest reading Tribal Leadership by Dave Logan.
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on “Ask HN: What are some Good Books you have read in past one year or so..” ↗…Farther Reaches of Human Nature, Maslow. http://books.google.com/books/about/The_Farther_Reaches_of_H... 2: Eleven Rings, Phil Jackson http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/eleven-rings-phil-jackson/11... 3: Tribal Leadership, Logan, King, Fischer-Wright http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0061251321/ref=as_li_qf_sp_...
on ““Don't fuck up the culture” – A letter to the Airbnb team” ↗…exactly that, and would be happy to chat directly about your situation -- email is in the profile if you're interested. In terms of general must-have knowledge, I recommend reading "Drive" by Dan Pink, "Tribal Leadership" by Dave Logan, and "How To Make Sense Of Any Mess" by Abby Covert.
on “Ask HN: How to transition from worker to manager?” ↗…worth a read) The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It - Michael Gerber (recommended) How To Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia (meh, I could take it or leave it) Tribal Leadership - Dave Logan (applicable tactics and strategies to achieving happiness-- recommended by Tony Hsieh via 'Delivering Happiness'. Highly recommended) Crossing the Chasm - Geoffrey Moore (solid concept,…
on “Ask HN: Books you read in 2016?” ↗…may be useful. For example, The Best Place to Work: The Art and Science of Creating an Extraordinary Workplace by Ron Friedman might be helpful. (Your query motivated me to purchase a copy.) I found Tribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization by Dave Logan, John King, and Halee Fischer-Wright worth the read. My point--there is not much real quantitative science in this area: just…
on “Ask HN: Name some good books on the science of workplace behaviour, team health” ↗Here's my shortlist: - The Art of the Advantage (33 stratagems) - Winning By Jack Welch - Tribal Leadership - Creativity Inc - The Lean Startup (~leadership in the face of uncertainty)
on “Ask HN: Best book / resources on leadership, especially for tech teams?” ↗…this, but Theory Y does so. That said, in the short term Theory X may work better. But the long term matters more. Some of the best advice that I know for moving an organization towards Theory Y is in Tribal Leadership, https://www.amazon.com/Tribal-Leadership-Leveraging-Thriving....
on “Theory X and Theory Y management” ↗…Art of Not Giving a F_ck, and Atomic Habits. If you want some management books to help with your team, try Peopleware (a classic), First, Break All The Rules (much better than the title suggests), and Tribal Leadership.
on “Cognitive AI for ADHD” ↗Ahoy. I agree that humans aren’t wolves. For a good primer on hierarchy dynamics in human systems, I recommend Tribal Leadership by Dave Logan. In what Logan calls stage 3 leadership, organizations cluster around individual “rockstar” people - and this is the vast majority of human organizations.. they estimate 80%. In Stage…
Tribal Leadership by Dave Logan.
on “Ask HN: What are some high-impact books on leadership you've read?” ↗I read a book a while back called Tribal Leadership that calls out exactly the problems you are referring to. One is that the manager has to say the same thing to multiple reports, which simply isn’t scalable. Second the person at the other end of the…
on “The unreasonable effectiveness of one-on-ones” ↗Peopleware and Slack by Tom DeMarco are must-reads. I re-read Peopleware once every few years. I also liked Delivering Happiness (by @zappos) and Tribal Leadership, although they are more about organizations than management per se.
on “How To Be A Horrible Boss” ↗Just finished reading Tribal Leadership. Opened my eyes to things I had not realized before about life in general and working with teams. I would highly recommend it if you have not read it yet. Next up, The Lean Startup.
on “Ask HN: Which book are you reading these days?” ↗