It’s friday 
and I have a bit of a side project, I’ve been mullying over. No worker co-op is the best at everything. But which worker co-ops are particuarly good at one specific element of being a worker co-op?
Could I interview them and share their comparative advantage with others?
So I have two questions:
What does a worker co-op need to be really good at?
My list below, do you agree? do have have different ones?
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Building a shared vision and team - Which worker coops right from the start new what they wanted, got the right intial group of people together and got on with it.
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Effective organising (meetings?) - Whose really good at the tactical and operational decision making to run day-to-day in a low hierarchy organisation.
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Bossing with no boss - Whose really good a delegation, distriubting power, holding people to account.
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Getting paid and rewarding work - Whose really good at paying themselves well and fairly,
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Diversity of thought (conflict resolution > action). - Whose really good at getting that balance right of giving everyone a voice, working with disagreements and not getting stuck in intertia of inaction?
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Recruitment and growth Whose really good at recruitment, getting and keeping the right people and skills to grow in the way they want to grow. Building a culture that works.
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Making the capital work for labour - Whose is great and making money, using it effectively to re-invest in the “needs” of the whole membership.
Now the much harder question…
Which worker co-ops are really good at one of these elements?
Either post below, or private message me if your modest.