For example, at my last startup we had a shared vacation calendar and we'd just negotiate time off. We'd manage projects and timelines by discussion. We'd figure out who was working on what through short conversations every morning.
A major tomato processor has no power relationships; nobody can tell anybody else what to do:
http://morningstarco.com/index.cgi?Page=Self-Management
They're now putting together an institute to teach people their approach:
Management refers to the coordination of people, not the exercise of power. It is to coordinate the people towards a goal in conjunction with available resources in an efficient manner.
Example - A Project Manager has no power over the workstream leads other than to assign them tasks, resources and milestones in line with the vision of the Project Board.
Self-Management is nonsense. One or two use cases does not make it applicable to the entire corporate world. How does one discipline a colleague for taking 180 days off per year?
Who exercises executive authority over mergers/acquisitions/hiring/firing/downsizing/scaling/purchasing?
You are arguing for the sake it, no need to reply. I am done with your drama.
It's not that all managers are bad. Good managers are invaluable. Bad managers are highly destructive.