Wouldn't it be nice....

Wouldn't it be nice if you worked for an organisation that:

• Crowd-sourced ideas on how to implement change and find solutions to externally imposed imperatives
• Used flat organisation wide communication tools like Yammer
• Flattened the hierarchical nature of bureaucratic structures
• Trusted the wisdom of colleagues and peers
• Operated within a culture of trust
• Openly shared content between and within the various arms of the organisation
• Offered staff opportunities to expand business rather than just constantly asking them to cut costs
• Had managers that showed educational leadership and modelled the use of elearning and social media tools
• Respected and supported individuals who choose to use their own preferred technologies to conduct their business
• Acknowledged that it is no longer a world where one size fits all
• Encouraged shared decision making at all levels of the organisation
• Had employees that spoke up honestly and respectfully about ideas imposed from the top which they know will not work
• Had teachers who stood up for what they know to be sound teaching practice, and refused to do things that interfere with their ability to be good teachers
• Encouraged teaching rather than training and focused on producing good citizens of society rather than workers in an economy.