Chapter 4

Imperative #2 Continued: The Devolution of Compensation

In the last chapter, we looked at the devolution of management along a number of dimensions, including leadership, hiring, firing, and governance. But there’s one dimension of managerial devolution that we have yet to cover: the devolution of compensation. How our compensation is determined—and who determines it—has a significant impact not only on organizational performance but also on individual well-being. No discussion of radically collaborative devolution would be complete without an examination of this topic—and the topic is extensive enough, and foundational enough, that I’ve devoted this entire chapter to it.

The predominant compensation method found in organizations today ...

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