From Pyramid Schemes to Mutual Fun
This case outlines the organizational structure found atRite-Solutions who builds advanced software for the military aswell as consumer-gaming platforms for casinos. The owners wanted toscrap the pyramid and rethink the company as a community. Thecompany has a stock-market type game called “Mutual Fun” with theaim of making people feel relevant to the success of the business.So far the game has generated more than 50 innovative product andprocess ideas.
Management Update: Rite-Solutions was a 2015finalist for the 10th annual Bersin by DeloitteWhatWorks Award program recognizing innovation and excellence incritical areas of human resources.
Case Question: Says Jim Lavoie: “Beingacknowledged as part of an organization’s future is all it takesfor an employee to grow deeper roots in it.” First of all, explainwhat Lavoie means. Then consider the following questions: Do youbasically agree or disagree with Lavoie? Do you think that it’simportant to “grow roots” in an organization that you work for?What might it take for you to feel that you’re “part of anorganization’s future” – that it’s worth it to sink “deeper roots”?What other factors might be important to you in feeling that you’resomething more than a mere cog in some organizational machine?
