Just Own It: Can Self-Leadership Work In Your IT Solutions Provider?

By Robyn Porter, Human Resources Manager & Consultant, HTG Peer Groups

In the ultimate move toward self-leadership in the workplace, Zappos (among others) recently announced they were eliminating managers in an effort to keep things less corporate.  In a movement called holacracy, teams are expected to know what needs to get done and do it, focusing on the relationships rather than the individual to meet objectives.  Employees are expected to monitor their roles and move across groups without being told to do so, keeping themselves busy and offering their expertise to each applicable group.  Those who cannot motivate themselves to do this will be ousted from the group or the company.  This is an obvious shift from current corporate cultures and won’t work in every company, but the underlying concept of self-leadership and the nurturing of relationships is undeniable, and can apply to our personal lives as well. 

The execution of self-leadership can provide:

• Improved Work And Personal Relationships. As a psychology major one of the most powerful constructs I learned was we lead by example. No action can establish credibility to those around us more powerfully than “walking the talk.” Relationships will improve when those we are leading watch us and learn how to lead themselves by the examples we demonstrate. We must have our own personal mission, vision and values that we hold ourselves responsible to. How can we possibly lead others if we can’t lead ourselves? 

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