The Corporate Rebels are on a mission to make work more fun. They quit their frustrating, corporate jobs and set out to travel the globe to visit the world’s most inspiring organizations. While checking off their renowned Bucket List they share everything they learn.
Their blog is read in more than 100 countries and they've been featured in NY Times, Forbes, HuffPost, Guardian, BBC. Listed as "Top 30 Emergent Management Thinkers" and nominated for Thinkers50 Breakthrough Idea Award.
We have preached this mantra before: Companies should not focus on profit. They should focus on purpose.
Now, after visiting 100+ progressive companies we have seen the evidence with our own eyes. Progressive organizations do not focus solely on increasing shareholder value. They focus on a shared purpose. Purpose feeds meaning, energy and intrinsic motivation.
This post is written by Nele van Hooste. Check out her bio below the article.
We recently started working with self-governing teams. We call them circles. They operate as entrepreneurial mini-companies within Board of Innovation and take on business responsibilities accordingly.
A year and a half in, we have overachieved our main targets — growing a strong team, creating greater business impact for our clients, and making people around the world innovate.
But we’re going to be honest: there have been quite a few bumps along the road and a few wrong turns when trying to create a workplace culture that reflects who we are and how we like to work, without going under. Since more and more organizations have been transitioning to similar agile and flexible self-steering models, we decided to share our experience to help others who are on the same path.More +
Almost three decades ago Peter Drucker wrote an article called ‘The New Productivity Challenge‘. In it he foresaw the biggest challenge for organizations in the 21st century—how to keep employee productivity rising.
The father of modern management, as he is known, was convinced the productivity challenge would “dominate the management agenda for the next several decades”. It would “ultimately determine the competitive performance of companies.” Drucker was right. It has.
A few days ago we launched ‘Revolt by Corporate Rebels‘ – a brand new company. Revolt supports companies who want to unleash employee engagement.
With Revolt, we turn the inspiration we gained from the world’s most progressive organizations into practice. It reinforces our purpose—to make work more fun. In this post, we dive into Revolt’s unconventional approach.
We have an ambitious vision: a global workplace revolution to make work more fun. We want to end large-scale suffering and widespread disengagement. We want to replace dysfunctional structures in organizations. We want to keep pushing the boundaries.
Today we launch a new chapter in that revolution.
Today, we introduce Revolt.
This deserves an explanation—and an answer to the question: Why a new name? So, here’s the background, and then the details. Here we go.
We’ve been working on exciting new stuff behind the scenes. In a few days we will reveal the news. Stay subscribed to our newsletter and be the first to know. Stay tuned. …
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At Corporate Rebels we like to talk about ‘building a movement—and ‘radical transparency’. Perhaps now is a good time to be radically transparent about our performance—and about the movement we …
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A big part of our job is to increase awareness: awareness of global workplace pioneers (through our Bucket List), and how they’re changing organizations for the better. To show where …
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As explorers of radically engaging workplaces, we try to read all notable articles published on the topic. We read them, we rank them and we share them. We share the …
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This post is written by Alison Robins. Check out her bio below the article. Despite the annual review occurring only once a year, its looming presence affects employees’ day-to-day mentality, …
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A few weeks ago we announced a new series of Rebel Events. These one-day events are a perfect way to share what we learn from the world’s most pioneering workplaces. …
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Many workplaces suffer from inertia, risk-avoidance, and an utter lack of entrepreneurship. Paralyzed employees are unable to experiment and innovate. A big research study of ours showed only 34% have …
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You probably attended one, maybe more, this week. Was it a department meeting, a one-on-one meeting, an update meeting, an alignment meeting or a meeting in another disguise? Whatever, it’s …
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We believe the world of work needs to change. Many of its structures and processes are old-fashioned, outdated and downright toxic. These include cumbersome decision-making, low freedom and trust, inexplicable …
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In 2018 we had the chance to research in depth one of the world’s truly progressive organizations, Haier. It is a huge source of inspiration on how to unleash employee …
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As explorers of radically engaging workplaces, we try to read all notable articles published on the topic. We read them, we rank them and we share them. We share the …
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If you have heard of Andy Warhol, you might know he once famously said: “Being good in business is the most fascinating kind of art. Making money is art, working is …
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In April 2017 we signed a contract for a book. Since then, we’ve traveled the world, seen more amazing workplaces and continued writing. Although the writing suffered a bit, publishing date …
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Herb Kelleher, the founder of Southwest Airlines, passed away recently. He was 87. Harvard Business Review called him “a true business original” and “one of the greatest entrepreneurs of all time”. …
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If you were asked to nominate where in the world you might find progressive workplaces, where would you choose? Silicon Valley? Sweden? Holland? Well, we’ve travelled the world for over …
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The time for revolution is upon us. It has been needed for a very long time. We can no longer ignore the pain, frustration and wasted potential in today’s workplaces. …
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“Start a revolution, not a business” is the big take-away from the inspiring book ‘Business for Punks’, by Brewdog founder James Watt. The core of his book is the power …
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The way decisions are made reflects an organization’s culture. However, few push decision processes to reflect the culture they aspire to. So, let’s take a dive into decision making in …
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2018 has been an inspiring year for “The Future of Work”. While employee engagement numbers continue to be painfully low, there appears to be a growing interest in creating better workplaces. Executives, …
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This post is written by Bjarte Bogsnes. Check out his bio below the article. There once was a Finance manager who met a fisherman. “Could you please tell me about …
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“How did we become so inured to the inhumanity of our organizations?” “How is it OK that a scant 13% of employees around the world are emotionally engaged in their …
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In 2018 we shared 100+ articles on all things Corporate Rebels, progressive work practices and on our adventures. You read them. We ranked them. Here are the 10 most-read articles …
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As our team grows, our practices evolve. What worked in the past can be an obstacle in the present. We work in a highly dynamic environment. Not a single week …
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We are excited! After announcing the new series of Rebel Events, we’ve been overwhelmed with offers from co-organizers. We now aim for one Rebel Event every month, at least. The …
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Brighton is arguably Britain’s most progressive city. There seems to be a place for everyone. It is almost impossible to be a misfit here. And it’s a vibrant hotspot for …
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Many traditional workplaces are threatened by HiPPOs. We’re not talking about big animals here. We are talking about HiPPO as the acronym for Highest Paid Person’s Opinion. What does this …
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In an article for Forbes Magazine, we busted the persistent myth that different generations have different needs and desires at work. Back then we were talking about popular-press articles claiming that, for …
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Last night we travelled from Amsterdam to Vienna—to attend the 10th edition of the Global Peter Drucker Forum. This is the world’s leading management conference, and we have been invited by …
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A stroll through sunny London brings us to St. Katharine Docks—a beautiful location next to Tower Bridge—and HQ of Smarkets. We have come to learn about an unusual company. And …
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“Actions speak louder than words”. And as the words in our blog posts and presentations can be loud at times, our actions have to speak even louder. So, here we …
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This is an article we wrote for the Officevibe blog. Here, though, you’ll find the ‘uncut’ version. In three years of world travel we have visited 100+ workplace pioneers. And we’ve …
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We’ve all known colleagues who prefer to gossip at the coffee machine rather than contribute positively to the organization. We may then talk about them and their complaining about the …
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Our very first “Rebel Event” was announced in this blog on March 5th, 2017. It was a full-day event for sharing what we’d learned from visiting to the most progressive …
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“Bureaucracy must die!” shouted Gary Hamel from the stage of the 2nd RenDanHeYi Forum in China recently. This influential guru is on a mission to rid organizations of bureaucracy. As Corporate Rebels, …
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We’re in an industrial area in Roermond in The Netherlands. Roermond is the home to Edalco Services, a professional cleaning company that “does things differently”. We are here to find …
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Spotify has been a progressive workplace since its foundation. It challenges traditional approaches in many ways. The most hyped aspect is how their engineering department is structured via squads, tribes, chapters, …
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This post is written by Bjarte Bogsnes. Check out his bio below the article. I belong to the rather small group of finance people who also have worked in HR. …
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Some thought leaders in business see management as some kind of rocket science—and speak about it in obscure jargon (a.k.a. bullshitbingo). Rocket science it is not. Indeed the opposite is …
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We find ourselves crossing the wet streets of one of those rainy afternoons in Stockholm. An hour before, we arrived at the airport for a two day visit to this …
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“Change is a threat when done to us, but an opportunity when done by us.” Harvard Professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter (check out her biography below) said these words during our visit …
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Around 2000, Zhang Ruimin (CEO of Haier) became aware his slow-moving multinational was rapidly losing competitiveness to more progressive firms. “Firms are full of energy when they are small. But …
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A staggering 67% of employees don’t use their talents in day-to-day activities. (See our previous post.) What a waste of talent! And job satisfaction! The first fix? Map the talents …
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Our research into more than 100 workplace pioneers reveals an important shift –“from job descriptions to talents and mastery”. It’s a clear differentiator between traditional and pioneering organizations. Traditional organizations …
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This post is written by Nele van Hooste. Check out her bio below the article. I joined Board of Innovation as People & Culture Lead six months ago. I had …
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When we started the Corporate Rebels in 2016, one of our first visits was to a place you wouldn’t expect to find on our Bucket List. It was the Belgian Federal Office of …
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