Arn summarises the challenges of delegation in this model:
The y-axis shows the character of the organisation: controlled (hierarchical) or self-organised.
The x-axis shows the character of the employees: Executing (believing in authority) or organising.
The diagonal from bottom left to top right works perfectly: Executing MA in a controlled organisation. This is Charly Chaplin's "Modern Times". Creative employees in a self-organised organisation also work tip top. Called "agile network" here.
The other two quadrants are not optimal. Creative employees launch so-called submarines covertly if the organisation gives them too little room for manoeuvre. Called "shadow organisation" here.
The opposite is at least as common: the organisation wants to give freedom and thus overburdens the employees who would rather carry out the work.
Delegation Poker fits seamlessly into this picture: (Simply 1-7 instead of 1-4. The 4 from Delegation Poker would be right in the crosshairs).
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Sources:
Arnold, Hermann (2016). We are the boss. How an invisible revolution is changing companies