Fair division of pay (much more fair than we currently have between the bosses and the worker bees).

I'm only 42% (don't you love a Kindle) through the book, but so far Allende has revealed that this is what pirates were into when it came to organising their workplaces: Thirdly - pirates were basically living the organisational principles of Teal/Holacracy that first blew my mind in Frederic Laloux's Reinventing Organisations.

Three hundred years before the first Old Fashioned appeared at New York social events, pirates were mixing rum, lime juice (for the scurvy), sugar (for the energy) and some kind of tree bark (for medicinal purposes) in a drink known as 'The Dragon'.

'If you apply the same blend of principle and pragmatism as the pirates, there is no limit to the talent you can surround yourself with.' - 'Be More Pirate' by Sam Conniff Allendeįirst of all - you will notice the picture that goes with this article is of two women pirates - Anne Bonny and Mary Read - that's one hell of a story in itself that I can't go into here, but hey, if there are women pirates, I am celebrating them with a picture! Join the movement and reclaim your power, purpose and potential.I'd like to be clear, until this weekend I had ZERO interest in pirates.īut then I started reading ' Be More Pirate' by Sam Conniff Allende yesterday and now my head is spinning. The only certainty is uncertainty, it’s how we respond that matters, so now is the time for pirates. Whether you want to overcome personal limitations, upend the status quo in your line of work, or find some co-conspirators, this book will help you to be more radical, relentless, and ambitious in your life and work. Packed with relatable examples and practical, applicable tactics, it is a blueprint for causing good trouble. Now he has handed over the mic to the thousands of people who have turned the book into a movement.įrom healthcare to education to big business, mutiny in Manchester to the climate pirates of the Caribbean, How Be More Pirate captures their applied wisdom.

The time has come when breaking the rules is the right thing to do.įaced with chaotic leadership, growing inequality, business disruption and an impending climate crisis, Sam Conniff’s 2018 bestseller Be More Pirate was the rallying cry so many needed to hear.

Be more pirate by sam conniff allende