All posts by Cherry Vu

From years of working with hundreds of organisations, I’ve seen one common pattern everywhere: when a company is still small, everything tends to run with great agility. It’s often out of necessity—limited staff, constrained resources, everyone wearing multiple hats and ready to roll up their sleeves to move the company forward.

People focus on outcomes, collaborate quickly, and make decisions on the spot. There aren’t endless reports or approval chains—just clarity on what matters and how to get it done.

This agility, combined with the team’s hands-on spirit, is often a key ingredient in the company’s early success.

But then the company grows.

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People often ask me: Why do I need Open Management? What’s wrong with the current way of managing? How is Open Management different?

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atest post from Dr. Cherry Vu over on FB in Vietnamese. A colleague of ours, who is also a consultant, shared:

Talking with a friend the other night, we discussed the challenges we face in organizations. I suggested that most of these challenges, if you dig deep enough, stem from treating people as if they are untrustworthy.

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We often meet these types of people:

1. Resilient people: They dare to face all challenges in life, dare to fail, dare to take responsibility, dare to admit they are wrong and dare to reveal weaknesses.

2. Normal people: They worry about difficulties and hide their flaws when they need to be hidden.

3. Fragile people: When faced with difficult situations, they will panic, fear, or get angry, blaming those around them or the situation. This person often tends to play the victim, criticizing and complaining about everything. This person also rarely takes responsibility for himself.

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You will never feel truly satisfied by work until you are satisfied by life. But why is it so hard to keep work and life balance?

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Here is a translation of a great post by Dr Cherry Vu over on Facebook. Translation by ChatGPT.

Yesterday, while coaching a CEO, we discussed what is gained and lost when undergoing business transformation. Our exchange inspired me to write this article, and I hope you find it helpful.

Life is a journey with countless crossroads, each demanding a decision that will shape the future path of every individual. Whether small or grand, every choice we make comes with a set of trade-offs, a delicate balance between benefits and potential losses. I’ve learned that the art of decision-making doesn’t lie in avoiding trade-offs (because in reality, we cannot entirely avoid them) but in navigating them with wisdom and a far-reaching vision.

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Thi thoảng chúng tôi cũng có làm việc ạ (phải trình bày thế kẻo đám con dại ở nhà lại tưởng tía má chúng toàn đi ăn cỗ, chúng lại tị)

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Open Work là thuật ngữ chung của Teal Unicorn cho tất cả các cách làm việc và quản lý tốt hơn đang nổi lên trên khắp thế giới, dựa trên tính nhân văn trong công việc, các hệ thống phức tạp, sự linh hoạt và khả năng phục hồi.

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