Hi [FIRST NAME GOES HERE],

For years, I’ve been studying Haier’s innovative RenDanHeYi management model. We’ve blogged about it extensively, created Academy courses, and even published “Start-up Factory”, a book detailing their unique approach. We’ve also attended their annual forum multiple times.

RenDanHeYi Forum 2024

Each year, Haier hosts the exclusive global RenDanHeYi Forum, featuring distinguished speakers like Gary Hamel, Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Edmund Phelps, Eric Maskin, Oliver Hart, Bengt Holmstrom, and Brian Arthur.

This September marks the 8th edition of the forum, taking place in Haier’s hometown, Qingdao, on September 20. This year, the focus shifts from Haier and its management model to celebrating the world’s most progressive organizations. We’re assisting them in finding the best candidates to invite to their award show.

What are we looking for?

We seek “self-managing organizations” characterized by:

• A highly decentralized structure with minimal formal hierarchy.
• Self-managing teams with autonomy and authority to make decisions, directly interacting with customers.
• Teams accountable for their results, with all employees sharing in the organization’s success.

How can you help

Do you recognize your organization in these criteria? Or do you know of others that do? If so, we want you to join this annual event.

Why join?

• Recognition: Share your story and be celebrated among other workplace pioneers.
• Inspiration: Learn from other trailblazers and bring back fresh ideas. Explore one of Haier’s lighthouse factories and their RenDanHeYi practices firsthand.
• Connection: Network with like-minded rebels from around the globe.

What to do now

The event will accommodate about 300 to 400 people. If you work for a progressive organization and want to be part of this global gathering of workplace mavericks, drop me a line by replying to this email to get involved.

Updates from Corporate Rebels HQ

Here's a quick overview of everything happening at Corporate Rebels:

• Masterclass Update: We have sold out all available seats for the September cohort of our Masterclass, “Running and Scaling Self-Managing Organizations.” But don’t worry-we have decided to open a second September cohort, specially focused on the Asia/Australian time zones.
• Rebel Cell Movement: The Rebel Cell movement is growing rapidly. We now have approximately 50 active member organizations and have launched a new Rebel Cell in Turkey.
• Coordinator Search: We are looking for Rebel Cell coordinators in Denmark and Sweden. We have several member organizations in these countries but no coordinators yet. Interested in becoming one? Please drop me a line.

New article

A new article has been published on our blog earlier this week:

• Why You Should Only Recruit Spontaneously Combustible People​
  Kazuo Inamori’s "Amoeba Management" model thrived by recruiting "spontaneously combustible people"—self-starters who inspire and drive innovation without external motivation. Learn how this approach powered Kyocera and KDDI’s success and why fostering a love for work is essential for cultivating such dynamic team members. Read more here.

What inspired us

Here's something noteworthy we discovered this past week that you’re going to love:

• All 700 AFAS software employees will move to four-day work week for same pay
  ​AFAS Software is making waves by moving 700 employees to a four-day work week while keeping their salaries intact. This bold step is part of a larger trend among progressive companies worldwide, challenging the traditional five-day grind. By maintaining the same workload but offering more flexibility, AFAS aims to boost productivity and improve work-life balance for its team.​ Find out more here.

Your weekly challenge

At Corporate Rebels, we believe that small changes lead to big results. That's why we challenge you each week to make a small but significant change. This week....

Cheers,

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