Workplace Democracy

When Greenleaf Book Group was growing so fast it could only pay attention to its core service, it called upon workplace democracy to foster and enable innovative new products and services.

What happens when a web development and branding company make its mission “to love and have fun?”

For some companies, being democratic is part of their mojo, and that’s the case for Mojo Interactive.

The company’s chief imaginaut and CEO Glen Lubbert gave a recent presentation on how Mojo Interactive practises accountability at WorldBlu LIVE, a conference focused on the democratic workplaces movement.

SAN FRANCISCO — Many WorldBlu LIVE delegates came away from the two-day organizational democracy conference with inspiration, ideas, and personal commitments for when they returned home.

Once a company starts practising transparency it can be hard to stop. “It’s like an addiction that we’ve got at NixonMcInnes that we just can’t shake,” said Will McInnes, co-founder and managing director of U.K. social media consultancy NixonMcInnes.

SAN FRANCISCO — A two-day conference focused on building democratic organizations finished with an awards gala and dinner honouring winners of this year’s WorldBlu List of Most Democratic Workplaces.

How does one manage a remote workforce located in 115 different cities?

SAN FRANCISCO — Groupon and Hulu have a few things in common; both are successful online companies experiencing rapid growth while sticking to their democratic design, winning spots on the 2011 WorldBlu List of Most Democratic Workplaces. 

SAN FRANCISCO — The energy at WorldBlu LIVE 2011 was palpable yesterday as the two-day conference convening people interested in learning about freedom at work and leaders of the most democratic workplaces kicked off.