Teal vs Hierarchy - Transforming Modern Business Models

A Bite Size Lunch & Learn Session at The Track

on Thursday, 30th JULY 3026 from 12.30 - 1.15pm with John Parsons

John Parsons is an institutional practitioner with a background in public sector executive governance. He has managed significant public services, chaired high-level county statutory committees, holds a British MBA in strategic management, and is accomplished in methodical evaluation.

Key Learning Points

1. The Paradigm Shift
2. Decentralised Self-Management
3. Cultivating Wholeness
4. Following an Evolutionary Purpose
5. Local Case Study - The RAFA 381 Club on Waterloo Square

Further Notes

1. The Paradigm Shift (Teal vs. Hierarchy): The session introduces Frederic Laloux’s "Teal" model, which moves away from traditional, top-down corporate machines and instead treats organisations like adaptable, living ecosystems.

1. Decentralised Self-Management: Attendees will explore how teams can operate efficiently through peer-to-peer relationships and shared decision-making, removing the need for rigid boss-subordinate hierarchies.

1. Cultivating Wholeness: The discussion will highlight how Teal organisations foster high trust and psychological safety, encouraging people to drop their "professional masks" and bring their full, authentic selves to work.

1. Following an Evolutionary Purpose: Instead of forcing artificial five-year growth targets, Teal structures focus on listening and adapting to what the organisation naturally needs to become over time.

1. Local Application (The 381 Club): Using Bognor Regis’s own The 381 Club as a real-world benchmark, the session will analyse how its community-driven, low-bureaucracy model successfully brings these three Teal breakthroughs to life locally.