{"id":40261,"date":"2023-10-20T15:07:09","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startupsmart.test\/2023\/10\/20\/why-this-swedish-software-firm-uses-a-no-ceo-model-startupsmart\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T15:07:09","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:07:09","slug":"why-this-swedish-software-firm-uses-a-no-ceo-model-startupsmart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/uncategorized\/why-this-swedish-software-firm-uses-a-no-ceo-model-startupsmart\/","title":{"rendered":"Why this Swedish software firm uses a “no-CEO” model – StartupSmart"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Imagine running a\u00a0business where no one is at the helm, where all decisions are voted on by staff and no one has the final say.<\/p>\n

Sound like a nightmare? Well for Swedish software consultancy firm Crisp, the \u201cno-CEO\u201d model has been working smoothly.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0BBC<\/em> reports<\/a> Crisp had been trialling various different management structures for the past three years without much success, starting with the traditional chief executive model, then attempting a rotating, staff nominated chief executive role.<\/p>\n

When that didn\u2019t work, the firm decided to ditch the concept of a boss entirely.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe said, \u2018what if we had nobody as our next CEO \u2013 what would that look like?\u2019 And then we went through an exercise and listed down the things that the CEO does,\u201d developer at Crisp Yassal Sundman told the\u00a0BBC<\/em>.<\/p>\n

While Crisp still has a board, decisions which would affect all staff are voted on in four-day long meetings held two to three times a year. Issues that call for a vote\u00a0include things like office changes, or any other company-wide changes.<\/p>\n

When\u00a0staff can\u2019t come to a decision on an issue, the board steps in. For smaller decisions, workers are encouraged to make a choice\u00a0on their own and bounce ideas off other staff members.<\/p>\n

If\u00a0staff members feel one worker has made a bad choice, Sundman says the company tries to fuel discussions around it.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt least you did the thing that was right in the moment \u2013 and then we can have a discussion about it. You can explain why it is that you thought this was a good way, and actually you might get everybody else to think the same way,\u201d Sundman told the\u00a0BBC.<\/em><\/p>\n

Staff satisfaction at the company is regularly measured, and at last count clocked in at 4.1 out of 5.<\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t the first time the Swedish business community has been in the headlines for novel workplace policies, with the government introducing a six hour day trial in 2015.<\/a><\/p>\n

This article was originally published on SmartCompany<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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