A flow-based organization enables all of its members—leaders and followers—to be in flow as much as possible. While this is best driven and demonstrated by the highest leaders in the organization, each individual has the ability to implement flow-based decision making using the components described in this chapter. You do this by:
- Demonstrating your own commitment and ability to live and work in flow;
- Communicating your vision, goals, decisions, observations, and ideas and giving others the opportunity to communicate the same from their perspective;
- Mindfully providing the appropriate infrastructure and systems that support and provide feedback to your people (rather than get in the way of their ability to operate);
- Cultivating trust and a sense of belonging;
- Honoring individual creativity;
- Using positive motiviation techniques; and
- Learning what brings your people joy, so that you can provide them with training and opportunities...