Lynne Thoman

I'm going to start this episode by asking my guest today to read an excerpt from his book.

I'm going to start this episode by asking my guest today to read an excerpt from his book.

What are these leaderless organizations and how powerful are they? Hi, everyone. I'm Lynn Thoman, and this is Three Takeaways. On Three Takeaways, I talk with some of the world's best thinkers, business leaders, writers, politicians, newsmakers, and scientists. Each episode ends with three key takeaways to help us understand the world and maybe even ourselves a little better.

What are these leaderless organizations and how powerful are they? Hi, everyone. I'm Lynn Thoman, and this is Three Takeaways. On Three Takeaways, I talk with some of the world's best thinkers, business leaders, writers, politicians, newsmakers, and scientists. Each episode ends with three key takeaways to help us understand the world and maybe even ourselves a little better.

Today, I'm excited to be with Ori Brafman. Ori is a distinguished teaching fellow at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business and a New York Times bestselling author. His most recent books include The Starfish and the Spider, which is about leaderless organizations, and Sway, which is about the irresistible pull of irrational behavior.

Today, I'm excited to be with Ori Brafman. Ori is a distinguished teaching fellow at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business and a New York Times bestselling author. His most recent books include The Starfish and the Spider, which is about leaderless organizations, and Sway, which is about the irresistible pull of irrational behavior.

Today, I'm excited to learn about leaderless organizations and find out how powerful they really are. Welcome, Ori, and thanks so much for joining Three Takeaways today.

Today, I'm excited to learn about leaderless organizations and find out how powerful they really are. Welcome, Ori, and thanks so much for joining Three Takeaways today.

Thank you. So, Ori, what is a leaderless organization and can you give some examples?

Thank you. So, Ori, what is a leaderless organization and can you give some examples?

Has the internet unleashed this force?

Has the internet unleashed this force?

So you really have the power of the crowd involved.

So you really have the power of the crowd involved.

Most people would assume that the absence of structure, of leadership and formal organization is a weakness. Is it?

Most people would assume that the absence of structure, of leadership and formal organization is a weakness. Is it?

Can you compare both centralized and leaderless organizations and give some examples?

Can you compare both centralized and leaderless organizations and give some examples?

And what holds these leaderless organizations together?

And what holds these leaderless organizations together?