Post by Emanuele Quintarelli

This week marks the publication of the first episode of Organizing at the Edge: ▣ Organizing at the Edge explores how people, ideas, firms, and institutions organize in complex environments. Through conversations with managers, entrepreneurs, thinkers, and researchers, the series examines how innovation arises within co-creation ecosystems, where diverse actors unlock creativity and contribute to shared progress. ▣ Rather than focusing on organizations as fixed structures, the dialogue centers on organizing as a dynamic process — the continuous shaping of relationships, capabilities, and collective intelligence. ▣ At the edge of order and chaos, new forms of coordination become possible. Understanding how these forms emerge may be one of the most important challenges of our time. Haluk Can Hur has been kind enough to open the series narrating Latro Kimya's journey towards autonomy, decentralization, and people empowerment. Here are my takeaways from the conversation:  ◉ What happens when a founder fires himself? At Latro, the CEO eliminated his own role, replacing hierarchy with six autonomous, cross-functional teams that independently make decisions on hiring, salaries, pricing, and strategy.  ◉ Self-management isn't culture-dependent—it is system-dependent. Despite operating in Turkey's highly hierarchical culture and through severe economic turbulence, Latro became Turkey's #1 and Europe's #2 Great Place to Work in its category.  ◉ Freedom only works with the right operating system. Latro's model rests on three inseparable pillars: radical transparency, profit-sharing, and genuine decision-making authority. Remove any one of them, and the model breaks down.  ◉ Leadership wasn't eliminated—it was redistributed. Authority shifts to whoever has the most relevant expertise, while the founder now acts as an entrepreneur and specialist commissioned by teams rather than a traditional boss.  ◉ Self-management is a competitive advantage—but not for everyone. The model enabled teams to rapidly pivot during a major market crisis without waiting for approvals, while also making individual accountability unavoidable, naturally filtering out those unwilling to embrace ownership. The session covered much more. I strongly invite you to listen to him on YouTube and to follow us for many more conversations to come!

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