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Chris Cowan

Chris Cowan

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 ...

Chris Cowan
Chris Cowan
Holacracy
5.0

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 ...

Chris Cowan
Chris Cowan
Holacracy
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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Chris Cowan
Chris Cowan
Holacracy
4.1, 5.0

Understanding Holacracy Projections (Part 3): Phrases to Watch Out For

a) “Trust me.” In the conventional paradigm, when you ask someone for a projection on something they’re working on, it ...

Chris Cowan
Chris Cowan
Holacracy
4.1

Understanding Holacracy Projections (Part 2): Best Practices for Requesting & Giving Rough Estimates

If you’ve read Part 1 of Understanding Projections, then you know projections are one of the most powerful, but ...

Chris Cowan
Chris Cowan
Holacracy
4.1

Holacracy Basics: Understanding Deadlines and Projections (Part 1)

On the surface, the way Holacracy deals with projections and deadlines may seem counter-intuitive, or at times, just crazy. ...

Chris Cowan
Chris Cowan
Holacracy
4.1

Constructive Disengagement

How to improve your Holacracy meetings by playing on your phone.

Chris Cowan
Chris Cowan
Holacracy
4.1, 5.0

4 Rules-of-Thumb to Improve Your Decision-Making

In self-organized companies, more people will make more decisions of more consequence. This means the number of decisions needed ...

Chris Cowan
Chris Cowan
Holacracy
4.1, 5.0