A Piece of Work

Ty is a work management evangelist; "accidental" project manager and marketing veteran with over 25 years of experience.

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Is it possible to create a work environment where individuals embrace a cooperative spirit, united on a personal level to realize a greater mission? Yes, but they need visibility into the purpose behind their work, and the ability to participate in its prioritization — to own a piece of it.

Before Apple there was Sony.

Sony founder Ibuka Masaru was years ahead of his time, not just in his vision of the ground-breaking products his company would create, but in the work environment in which they would be created.

Masuru said his primary motivation was to create an environment where people who were passionate about technology could realize their “societal mission” and work to their heart’s content. “Thus I began to conceive of ways for these motivated individuals to be united on a personal level, to embrace a firm cooperative spirit and unleash their technological capacities without any reserve,” Masaru said.

Is it really possible to create that kind of environment within your organization? The short answer is yes, but it does require that people at all levels have the tools they need to better understand and organize their work.

Where to Start?

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