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Holacracy at “Waking Up the Workplace”The following is an edited transcript of a conversation between Olivier from HolacracyOne and Ewan Townhead and Diederick Janse, two founders of Waking Up the Workplace, an... more » |
Blog Post | Mar 2013 |
Holacracy Constitution (v4.0)The Holacracy Constitution documents the core rules, structure, and processes of the Holacracy Organizational Operating System. It enables an organization wishing to use the Holacracy... more » |
Resource | Mar 2013 |
Evan Williams on Building a Mindful CompanyHolacracy received some great exposure in the Silicon Valley last weekend at the Wisdom 2.0 conference. Twitter co-founder Evan Williams noted that Holacracy is "the most foundational... more » |
Blog Post | Feb 2013 |
Holacracy as an Evolutionary AlgorithmYou are missing some Flash content that should appear here! Perhaps your browser cannot display it, or maybe it did not initialize correctly. ... more » |
Blog Post | Feb 2013 |
Presenting Holacracy at CEO IntroNetThis interview by Patti Owens from CEO IntroNet features Brian Roberston introducing Holacracy: "The journey became 'how do we build a system that allows anything sensed by anyone... more » |
Resource Video | Feb 2013 |
Holacracy: Empowerment Baked InEditor's note: I like to say that Holacracy is empowering, but I've often struggled to explain exactly "why" and "how" it is so. In this transcripted video, Brian uses the Karpman Drama... more » |
Blog Post | Jan 2013 |
The Lead Link role in HolacracyThere are no “leaders” or “managers” in Holacracy. Instead, the Lead Link carries some of those leadership functions, and yet it looks nothing like a conventional "boss". How are... more » |
Resource Video | Nov 2012 |
For-Profit + Non-Profit = For-PurposeEditor’s note: In this transcription from a Q&A session in our Community of Practice, Brian answers a question from participant Nick Osborne about why HolacracyOne doesn’t provide... more » |
Blog Post | Nov 2012 |
Holacracy at Adscale Laboratories: Agile for the Entire OrganizationEditor’s note: For this guest blog post, Scott Noakes shares his experience implementing Holacracy in his 35 people software development company. After one year running with Holacracy,... more » |
Blog Post | Nov 2012 |
Morning Star: Replicating Culture is Hard to DoEditor's note: If Self-Management Is Such a Great Idea, Why Aren't More Companies Doing It?, asked Forbes last week. The article cites Morning Star Co., the well-known self-managed... more » |
Blog Post | Oct 2012 |
Living Holacracy: The Tip of the IcebergEditor’s note: This post was written by Deborah Boyar, who joined HolacracyOne as a partner in early 2011. In this reflection, she shares the pain that originally led her to explore... more » |
Blog Post | Aug 2012 |
The Organization is Not the TribeHere’s an aspect of Holacracy that many people have a hard time swallowing, but it’s fundamental: Holacracy is not about the people. Holacracy doesn't try to improve people, or make... more » |
Blog Post | Jul 2012 |
Imagine a Company Without a Boss? At Do LecturesBrian Robertson giving a 20 min presentation of Holacracy at the Do Lectures in Wales. Source: Do Lectures: Imagine a Company Without a Boss? more » |
Resource Video | Jul 2012 |
Outvoting the Low Voltage LightI recently spoke at a TEDx event about a transformative experience for me – one that came when I nearly crashed an airplane. I was a student pilot, and shortly into a solo flight my “... more » |
Blog Post | Jul 2012 |
Four "Spaces" Arising From Holacracy PracticeThis free recording from the Holacracy Community of Practice features HolacracyOne co-founder Tom Thomison. As Lead Link to HolacracyOne's Application and Licensing Circles, Tom has... more » |
Resource Video | Jul 2012 |
Holacracy Quick Start GuideThis guide is intended as a basic guide to help you get started using Holacracy in your organization. Three things for you to consider as you use this guide: more » |
Resource | Jul 2012 |
Rule of Law & Property Rights in OrganizationsAt first glance, the outputs of Holacracy’s governance process – role definitions – may look like little more than an improved job description. But once you understand what they truly... more » |
Blog Post | Jun 2012 |
Empowerment is Dead; Long Live EmpowermentEmpowerment is a popular concept in discussions of effective leadership today. Seasoned leaders are often aware of the limits of traditional top-down, predict-and-control methods, and... more » |
Blog Post | Jun 2012 |
Integral Type™ and HolacracyHolacracyOne partner Brian Robertson and Linda Berens, developer of Integral Type, will be providing an overview of this emerging typological system that also lies at the core of some... more » |
Resource Video | May 2012 |
GTD® & HolacracyThis call from our "Tributaries of Holacracy" series explores the influence of GTD, the work-life management system, on Holacracy. Brian Robertson, co-founder of HolacracyOne... more » |
Resource Video | May 2012 |
Beyond ConsensusImagine an organization where everyone, from the top to the bottom, had a voice and a right to use it in any decision. Imagine going to work and knowing that no decision that affects... more » |
Blog Post | May 2012 |
Scaling Holacracy Across Organizations - The LHP CircleThis recording from the Holacracy Community of Practice explores how Holacracy is now scaled across multiple organizations through cross-linkage, one of the most cuttting-edge... more » |
Resource Video | Apr 2012 |
Processing Our “Should’s”The Holacracy operating system distributes power throughout an organization, by defining roles with the accountability and authority to make various decisions and take action –... more » |
Blog Post | Feb 2012 |
Agile Software Development & HolacracyThis free recording from the Holacracy Community of Practice features a conversation with HolacracyOne partners Brian Robertson and Alexia Bowers as they explore the... more » |
Resource Video | Feb 2012 |
Sociocracy & HolacracyThis free recording from the Holacracy Community of Practice explores Holacracy and its relationship to Sociocracy through a December 2011 dialogue between... more » |
Resource Video | Feb 2012 |
Integral Theory & HolacracyThis free recording from the Holacracy Community of Practice explores Holacracy and its relationship to Integral Theory. Did Integral theory influence the thought work or... more » |
Resource Video | Jan 2012 |
Obsoleting Organizational PoliticsDespite the implicit nature of our expectations, we often apply them to others as if they were clearly the right thing, and sometimes even wield them over others as a weapon –... more » |
Blog Post | Jan 2012 |
Holacracy Constitution (v3.0)There is a newer version of the Holacracy Constitution! Check it out: Holacracy Constitution. This Constitution documents the core rules, structure, and processes of the Holacracy... more » |
Resource | Jan 2012 |
Video: Governance SimulationWhere there are multiple people there are multiple perspectives. For a team working towards some aim, integrating diverse views provides a more accurate and complete map of reality,... more » |
Resource Video | Dec 2011 |
Waking up the Workplace Interview with David AllenIn this interview by Waking up the Workplace entitled "Mind Like Water: Clarity through Getting Things Done", David Allen brings to bear his practical clarity on how being... more » |
Resource | Nov 2011 |
Dialog: The History of HolacracyIn this free recording from the Holacracy Community of Practice, two HolacracyOne partners share the story of what lead to Holacracy as we know it today and talk about the early... more » |
Resource | Oct 2011 |
Handout: Tactical Meeting ProcessThis handout provides an overview of the Tactical Meeting Process used in Holacracy Tactical Meetings, including the rules and goals for each step of the process. more » |
Resource | Oct 2011 |
GTD Times Podcast: Holacracy at the David Allen CompanyIn this podcast, David Allen and Kelly Forrister of the David Allen Company talk with Brian Robertson and Tom Thomison of HolacracyOne about the David... more » |
Resource | Sep 2011 |
Sincerely... The OrganizationI often receive requests or invitations via e-mail, which are sent to me as an individual but are really about the work of HolacracyOne as an organization. Often the sender is... more » |
Blog Post | Sep 2011 |
A Holacracy-Powered Legal StructureOne of the exciting things to me about working in HolacracyOne (the organization behind Holacracy) is that we eat our own dog food, as the idiom goes – we use Holacracy to organize the... more » |
Blog Post | Aug 2011 |
The Power of GovernanceTypically, power and authority in an organization formally rest with the guy at the top – the CEO, managing director, or whatever label is used. Theoretically power is delegated from... more » |
Blog Post | Jun 2011 |
The Insanity of the What-by-WhenWhen you agree to take an action, do you also give others a commitment of when you’ll do it by (the so-called “what-by-when”)? As much as this practice is generally recommended... more » |
Blog Post | May 2011 |
The Clarity of “No”In today’s post-conventional world, there’s often a value placed on integration – on finding some way to integrate any perspectives, desires, or requests that show up. Few of our... more » |
Blog Post | Mar 2011 |
Dialog: Holacracy, Polarities, & Human MaturityThis free recording from the Holacracy Community of Practice explores how structures, principles, and practices within the Holacracy system support human maturity, including how they... more » |
Resource | Mar 2011 |
Differentiating Role and SoulDo any of these symptoms show up in your organization? Lots of meetings with lots of discussion to reach consensus on things E-mails fly around with lots of people cc’d, often for... more » |
Blog Post | Dec 2010 |
The Irony of EmpowermentAwhile back I had the privilege of attending a play written by one of my favorite organizational authors, Barry Oshry. It was a brilliant play about organization and empowerment,... more » |
Blog Post | Oct 2010 |
Video: Introduction to HolacracyThis recording of one of our free introductory webinars introduces the core principles, structure, and practices used in Holacracy. It features a 45-minute presentation of... more » |
Resource Video | Oct 2010 |
Processing TensionsHave you ever worked in or with an organization, and felt some tension about the way things were done? Perhaps you saw an opportunity for improvement, or an endemic challenge that... more » |
Blog Post | Aug 2010 |
Handout: From Aim to ActionThis handout provides an overview of Holacracy's approach for moving from aim to action in an organization. more » |
Resource | Aug 2010 |
Integrating For- and Non-ProfitHumans have a wonderful tendency to make distinctions where underlying reality has no such boundaries. Some of these distinctions prove useful for a time and become unquestioned... more » |
Blog Post | Aug 2010 |
The Limits of Company ValuesEarlier in my entrepreneurial career I set out to build a values-driven company, where deep human values would shape the culture and help define the organization. I’m not talking... more » |
Blog Post | Jul 2010 |
Individual ActionWhat do we do when our best judgment tells us to go outside of our authority or against an established rule or policy? Probably, we do what humans usually do: we consider... more » |
Blog Post | Jun 2010 |
An Impersonal ProcessHolacracy Governance Meetings use a structured decision-making process to rapidly integrate multiple perspectives, called the Integrative Decision-Making process (you can find the... more » |
Blog Post | May 2010 |
Handout: Integrative Decision-Making ProcessThis handout provides an overview of the Integrative Decision-Making Process used in Holacracy Governance Meetings, including the rules for each step of the process. more » |
Resource | May 2010 |
Handout: Integrative Decision-Making Process (German)This handout provides an overview of the Integrative Decision-Making Process used in Holacracy Governance Meetings, including the rules for each step of the process. Translated... more » |
Resource | May 2010 |
The Limits of Leadership DevelopmentThere are so many consultants and change agents today trying to transform organizations through leadership development initiatives. If only we can get a significant minority of... more » |
Blog Post | May 2010 |
Handout: Integrative Decision-Making Process (French)This handout provides an overview of the Integrative Decision-Making Process used in Holacracy Governance Meetings, including the rules for each step of the process. Translated... more » |
Resource | May 2010 |
Integration is a Continual ProcessHolacracy expressly pushes against attempts to fully integrate all perspectives at any given moment in time, and yet over time it ends up integrating more than any other process I've... more » |
Blog Post | Apr 2010 |
Integrating PerspectivesWhere there are multiple people there are multiple perspectives. For a team working towards some aim, integrating diverse views provides a more accurate and complete map of... more » |
Blog Post | Apr 2010 |
Requisite OrganizationOnce an organization has all the basics of Holacracy in place, new questions about the organization’s structure often emerge: How do you know what circles an organization should have,... more » |
Blog Post | Mar 2010 |
Dialog: The Insidious Predict & ControlThis free recording from the Holacracy Community of Practice explores the insidiousness of the Predict & Control paradigm. Where and why does it show up, and what's... more » |
Resource | Mar 2010 |
Beyond Serving StakeholdersWhy does an organization exist? I see several distinct paradigms in operation today, each with a different general answer to that question. Let’s look at some of these with... more » |
Blog Post | Mar 2010 |
Holacracy 1-Pager (French)Is your company fit for the future? Gary Hamel, ranked the #1 most influential business thinker in the world by the Wall Street Journal, argues that the technology of ... more » |
Resource | Sep 2009 |
Holacracy 1-PagerIs your company fit for the future? Gary Hamel, ranked the #1 most influential business thinker in the world by the Wall Street Journal, argues that the technology of ... more » |
Resource | May 2009 |
Organization at the Leading Edge: Introducing Holacracy (German)An in-depth introduction to many of Holacracy's key concepts and components, written by one of the pioneers of the practice. Translated from English more » |
Resource | Jan 2007 |
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