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Autonomy Is A Mindset

A few years ago, I was asked to speak about autonomy at an event in Birmingham. Before the event, I looked …

Sally McCutchion
Sally McCutchion
Holacracy

Purpose is an essential vector for organizational alignment

Do you know why many organizations struggle to effectively serve a purpose? Some might point to short-termism or lack of buy-in …

Aimee Groth
Aimee Groth
Holacracy

Choosing Your Startup’s Operating System

Exploring Self-Management as an Organizational Structure for Startups

Dennis Wittrock
Dennis Wittrock
Holacracy

Understanding Relational Agreements

Relational agreements are like any form of liberating structure. They impose order on something not to restrict it, but to allow it to more fully flourish.

Chris Cowan
Chris Cowan
Holacracy
5.0

Persuasion is More Powerful than Force

It’s hard to make someone do something they don’t want to do.

Chris Cowan
Chris Cowan
Holacracy
4.1, 5.0

Rules that Can Be Modified in Holacracy v5.0

You need to know that while all of the rules in the Holacracy Constitution are important, they are not equally so. …

Chris Cowan
Chris Cowan
Holacracy
5.0

Holacracy for the Psychedelic Industry

I think Holacracy is a near-perfect marriage for companies in the psychedelic space. In fact, more than almost any other industry.

Brian Robertson
Brian Robertson
Holacracy

Holacracy’s Core Roles (Constitution v5.0 for Modular Adoption)

Version 5.0 of the Holacracy Constitution gives you the option to adopt the ruleset on an article-by-article basis. This modular approach …

Chris Cowan
Chris Cowan
Holacracy
5.0

Integrating DAOs & Holacracy for Organizational Governance

Transcript Hi, I’m Brian Robertson, founder of Holacracy. Holacracy is a decentralized management framework for running a company without a top-down …

Brian Robertson
Brian Robertson
Holacracy
4.1, 5.0

Holacracy Basics: Understanding Prioritizations

In every moment, we prioritize. Sometimes we do it consciously. Sometimes not. But in either case, we pay attention to some …

Chris Cowan
Chris Cowan
Holacracy
4.1, 5.0

Four Hacks Every Holacracy Role-Filler Should Know

OK, calling these hacks is a bit deceptive because they don’t break any rules, but they kinda feel like hacks. Note: …

Chris Cowan
Chris Cowan
Holacracy
4.1, 5.0

Holacracy Basics: Understanding Purpose

In Holacracy, purpose means “a capacity, potential, or goal that the Role will pursue or express on behalf of the Organization …

Chris Cowan
Chris Cowan
Holacracy
4.1, 5.0