# Rethinking Leadership in B2B SaaS: Lessons from Self-Managing Organizations

DevFeed: [Rethinking Leadership in B2B SaaS: Lessons from Self-Managing Organizations](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/rethinking-leadership-in-b2b-saas-lessons-from-self-managing-organizations-39937.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://mende.io/blog/rethinking-leadership-in-b2b-saas/>)

Author: tobi@techunicorn.builders (Tobias Mende)

Published: 2025-06-27T05:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Tobias Mende](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/tobias-mende.md>)

Topics: [Software as a service](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/saas.md>), [scaling](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/scaling.md>), [structure](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/structure.md>), [trust](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/trust.md>)

Tags: [b2b](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/b2b.md>), [collaboration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/collaboration.md>), [culture-leadership-decision-making-delegation-organizational-design](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/culture-leadership-decision-making-delegation-organizational-design.md>), [founders](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/founders.md>), [leadership](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/leadership.md>), [saas](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/saas.md>), [scaling](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/scaling.md>), [self-organizing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/self-organizing.md>), [teams](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/teams.md>), [trust](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/trust.md>)

## AI overview

An opinion article applies lessons from self-managing organizations such as Buurtzorg and Viisi to B2B SaaS teams. It argues that trust can be supported by clear roles, peer accountability, and shared expectations, and that role-based structures may help teams experiment and operate with less founder involvement.

## Source excerpt

Rethinking Leadership in B2B SaaS: Lessons from Self-Managing Organizations Two months ago, I joined the Corporate Rebels Masterclass - a hands-on exploration of how pioneering companies like Buurtzorg, Haier, Viisi, and others approach leadership, structure, and collaboration. These aren't companies tinkering at the edges. They've built entire systems that challenge our default assumptions about how work should be organized.