不喜歡被領導？你適合去這家瑞典公司

Do companies need a strong leader to make it in today’s highly competitive environment? Many would say “yes, definitely”, but the employees of one Swedish software consultancy company would tell them otherwise. They don’t have a CEO. Nobody tells anyone what to do, instead all the 40 employees have meetings and decide together.

在今天這樣競爭激烈的環(huán)境中，公司是否需要一個強有力的領導才能成功?許多人會說“是的，這是肯定的”，但是一家瑞典軟件咨詢公司的答案正相反。這家公司就沒有首席執(zhí)行官。沒有人告訴任何人做什么，而是40個員工在開會時共同決策。

Crisp, the software consultancy firm has become world famous for not having a boss. Hoping to get its employees more involved, it moved on to changing its chief executive officer annually, but ultimately, the 40-strong staff decided there was actually no need for a single leader, so they scrapped the position altogether.

軟件咨詢公司Crisp因為沒有領導而聞名世界。為了讓員工更多地參與公司事務，該公司原來每年都會換首席執(zhí)行官，但后來40名員工決定其實不需要單一的領導人，所以他們干脆就取消這個職位了。

Well, it turns out that not having a boss, and being involved in decision making has made Crisp’s 40 employees a lot more responsible and motivated. And even if someone does make a bad call at some point, it’s definitely not the end of the world.

結果發(fā)現(xiàn)，沒有領導、集體參與決策讓Crisp的40個員工變得更有責任心，更有動力。就算有人偶爾做了件蠢事，肯定也不會是世界末日。

According to the BBC, the unique Swedish company is apparently set up more like a family – nobody tells anyone what to do, but the unspoken understanding is that “you don’t mess up the house.”

據(jù)BBC報道，這家獨一無二的瑞典公司的組織結構更像一個大家庭，沒有人告訴任何人該做什么，大家達成的默契是“不能把家弄亂”。

Crisp does hold four-day meetings for the whole staff two or three times a year, when they decide on things that affect everyone, like changing their headquarters, but generally, company employees are encouraged to make their own decisions. They also have a company board, a legal requirement in Sweden, which acts as a last resort, in case something goes horribly wrong.

Crisp公司全體員工每年會開兩到三次長達四天的會議，這種會議將做出一些會影響所有人的決策，比如總部搬遷，不過一般來說，公司鼓勵員工自己做決定。按照瑞典的法律要求，他們還設有一個備用的公司董事會，以防出現(xiàn)重大失誤。

So far, the “no CEO” experiment has gone surprisingly well. Henrik Kniberg, an organisational coach at Crisp, claims that not having to ask the boss to approve project decisions or budgets means that things happen a lot faster and the company can respond to clients quicker. Employees are also a lot happier, as revealed by the regular staff satisfaction surveys, where the average is a solid 4.1 out of 5.

到目前為止，這個“無CEO”試驗進展情況出奇的好。Crisp公司的組織教練亨里克•克尼伯格稱，不需要領導來批準項目或預算，事情進度要快得多，公司也能更迅速地回復客戶。根據(jù)定期的員工滿意度調(diào)查，員工的幸福水平也高得多，平均滿意度是4.1分(滿分是5分)。

However, Kniberg stresses that not having to ask the CEO’s permission about stuff doesn’t remove employees’ responsibility to consult with their colleagues and explain their decisions.

然而，克尼伯格強調(diào)說，不必征得首席執(zhí)行官的同意并不意味著員工不必和同事商量并對自己的決定做出解釋。

However, some CEOs believe that the idea only works in small startups, because it would be too chaotic in large organizations.

不過，也有些首席執(zhí)行官認為這種理念只適合那些新興的小公司，因為大機構群龍無首將會一團亂。