# self-organizing Published articles for self-organizing. This is one page of public article previews, not the complete archive. Follow Next page to continue. Summaries are not the original full articles. ## Rethinking Leadership in B2B SaaS: Lessons from Self-Managing Organizations DevFeed: [Rethinking Leadership in B2B SaaS: Lessons from Self-Managing Organizations]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: tobi@techunicorn.builders (Tobias Mende) Published: 2025-06-27T05:00:00Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Tobias Mende]() Topics: [Software as a service](), [scaling](), [structure](), [trust]() Tags: [b2b](), [collaboration](), [culture-leadership-decision-making-delegation-organizational-design](), [founders](), [leadership](), [saas](), [scaling](), [self-organizing](), [teams](), [trust]() ### 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. ## Organizational Tension Processing - Driving Change in Self-Organizing Companies DevFeed: [Organizational Tension Processing - Driving Change in Self-Organizing Companies]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: tobi@techunicorn.builders (Tobias Mende) Published: 2024-10-05T05:00:00Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Tobias Mende]() Topics: [structure](), [Processes]() Tags: [business-culture-employee-happiness-high-purpose-environments-leadership-developer-productivity](), [change](), [hierarchy](), [organizational](), [organizations](), [processes](), [product-development](), [self-organizing](), [structure]() ### AI overview The article explains that self-organizing companies are not structureless or chaotic despite having no traditional people hierarchy. It discusses using a tension-based proposal process to adjust structures, processes, and goals while enabling employees to surface and implement ideas and support faster organizational change. ### Source excerpt Organizational Tension Processing - Driving Change in Self-Organizing Companies Newcomers to self-organization often mistake the lack of a people-hierarchy for complete chaos. The term "flat" can be misleading, as it suggests that self-organizing companies lack any structure. In reality, this is far from the case. ## Self-organizing companies don't need managers but coaches DevFeed: [Self-organizing companies don't need managers but coaches]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: tobi@techunicorn.builders (Tobias Mende) Published: 2024-01-20T05:00:00Z Content type: article Language: en Sources: [Tobias Mende]() Topics: [Self-organizing Team](), [Agile]() Tags: [agile](), [coaching](), [developer-experience-developer-productivity-engineering-leadership-high-purpose-environments-lea](), [manager](), [motivation](), [organizational-structure](), [organizations](), [self-organizing](), [teams]() ### AI overview The article argues that self-organizing companies need coaching roles beyond traditional management and classic agile coaching. It presents self-organization as a way to improve organizational adaptability and create more impact, enjoyment, and human connection at work. ### Source excerpt Self-organizing companies don't need managers but coaches If you are a manager or consider managing teams and organizations a significant part of your profession, the title will likely cause a feeling of rejection or a strong disagreement. I invite you to read on anyway. ## The Evolution of the Developer Retreat DevFeed: [The Evolution of the Developer Retreat]() Original publisher: [Read original article]() Author: Bruce Eckel Published: 2018-09-06T00:00:00Z Content type: opinion Language: en Sources: [Bruce Eckel - Computing Thoughts]() Topics: [Kotlin](), [Elixir](), [Flutter](), [Erlang](), [Android](), [iOS]() Tags: [android](), [conferences](), [developer](), [elixir](), [erlang](), [events](), [evolution](), [flutter](), [ios](), [kotlin](), [self-organizing]() ### AI overview The author reflects on a developer retreat that used no central theme or fixed structure. Participants worked independently, shared discussions, and explored Kotlin, Elixir, Erlang, and Flutter, among other topics. ### Source excerpt I've been experimenting with different forms of events for many years now. Mostly this has been in the form of self-organizing conferences, but in recent years I've tried going further, to even less structure. I've held a number of "developer retreats" where we had a theme that everyone focused on, and those have been quite interesting and valuable. To be honest, what I really wanted to try with the developer retreats is zero structure.