CoOperacy A New Way of Being at Work Author:Dale Hunter, Anne Bailey, Bill Taylor, Hunter Dale A New Way of Being at Work The new tools of co-operacy. Co-operacy comes from co-operationit describes a fresh approach to collective or consensus decision-making as distinct from democracy and autocracy. The authors show that the best decisions in social organizations are made this way, by involving everyone directly affected by the de... more »cision. Sounds simplebut it is a notoriously hard concept to put into practice. Passionate about the possibilities co-operacy presentsboth for the bottom line and personal growththe authors look at the co-operative values that underlie the theory of this new concept, above all respect for oneself and others. These values and understandings can be applied to effective teamwork, coaching, mentoring, peer counseling, peer-development groups, peer reflection, peer inquiry, peer organizations and even organizational transformation. More than 60 exercises are provided to help you put the concepts into action right away, and to help you and your co-workers get used to working with co-operacy in all kinds of situations: -conflict resolution -reaching agreement among team members when power-sharing is an issue -setting up a new business model -peer relationships -coaching, mentoring and more ... At the book's core is the belief that organizational change and transformation begin with each one of us addressing who we want to be and what we want to create in our work environment.« less