Explore Holacracy
Holacracy is a new way of running your company.
It replaces conventional management, but without getting rid of the really good stuff that we’ve learned over the past century or so. Power is distributed through transparent rules and roles, all guided by your organization’s purpose. Everyone is free to do their best work while staying aligned with the big picture.
Purposeful.
What if your whole company could easily stay aligned around its mission?
Holacracy makes it possible by putting a focus on purpose at every level: organizational purpose, team purpose, and individual purpose are all written down in your company’s rules.
Responsive.
Does your company struggle to react quickly to external and internal shifts?
Holacracy provides a system that empowers everyone to act as a sensor. It outlines clear pathways to turn challenges into opportunities for individual and organizational growth.
Clear.
Are you tired of playing guessing games and office politics?
Holacracy practice supports clear expectations and creates transparent authority. When everyone is bound by the same rules, hidden power dynamics get resolved.
Dynamic.
Does your job description match what you really do every day?
Dynamic roles are built into the Holacracy framework. One conventional job title is a dozen discrete roles whose work can be prioritized. You can scale efficiently, streamlining work and maintaining clear ownership of work.
Modular.
You can easily get started now.
You have the option of adopting the practice at your own pace. You and your colleagues can focus on one set of new rules and habits at a time.
“We have an organization with 50 people – we have 300+ roles now – and still people can just find the right person for something on their first day. That’s magic.”
– Ruben Timmerman, Founder of Springest
No bosses. All leaders.
The conventional way of managing leads to constant bottlenecks. People at the top have to give permission down the hierarchy. This simple structure has worked really well for a long time. But its nature slows down knowledge work, stifles creativity, and destroys employee engagement.
Holacracy keeps the parts of conventional management that make sense today. Once the entire practice is adopted, everyone knows and follows the same rules. Authority is distributed through the company by discrete roles, not titles. It’s a system that empowers employees.
“That’s what I really love about Holacracy. These are organizations where everyone can become powerful, everyone can become entrepreneurial, in service of some larger purpose.”
Working ON the Team
The Governance module introduces a process through which every team member can alter the company’s structure and organization-specific rules.
Everyone acts as a sensor for the organization. Notice something that could be better? Instead of being stuck with problems with the structure and rules of your company, you can fix them. The governance process has pathways and rules for safely solving those problems without waiting on a boss to do it for you.
Large-scale re-orgs are disruptive. But small, incremental changes allow for continuous improvement. Introducing the Governance module helps your company respond quickly to a shifting environment and maintain agility as you grow.
“In Holacracy, you see groups making proposals to revise the design of their group and of the broader organization. They’re making decisions that a typical organization—a hierarchical organization—only make at the management and senior management level.”
Everyone Follows the Same Rules
Holacracy replaces the management hierarchy with a way of operating that sets clear expectations and creates transparent authority at every level in the organization.
This reduces inefficiencies and undercuts hidden power dynamics throughout your organization.
“The structure allows you freedom. Much like the structure in the roads… If it’s an appropriate structure, it allows you to think about other things while you drive.”
Transparency for All
Static job descriptions and corporate titles become dynamic roles and responsibilities that are transparent and evolve as the organization changes.
This clarity helps organizations scale while streamlining work and maintaining clear ownership.
“In the old world, titles and the word ‘manager’ implied certain authorities and accountabilities for each person. In the new world, under Holacracy, the list of accountabilities is listed explicitly for each role.”
Introductory Events
The best way to explore Holacracy is to start experiencing it for yourself. Holacracy Providers regularly host webinars and workshops (in-person and virtual) where you can get a no-commitment sense of what the management practice can do for your organization.
Webinars
Holacracy Introduction Webinar (Live)
May 31st • 12PM -1PM Central Time
Presented by HolacracyOne (in English)
Holacracy: Upgrade to Self-Management in 5 Building Blocks
Presented by Brian Robertson (in English)
Recorded (2021) • HolacracyOne
Join a global community of practice.
If you’re considering adopting Holacracy, you’re already part of our tribe of organizational pioneers. The Holacracy Community of Practice is the place to connect online with people like yourself who are searching for a better way to work.
Online learning for your whole organization.
Holacracy Resources offers a library of free and affordable educational content. From guides to online courses, you’ll find resources to help you bootstrap an adoption, supplement training and coaching, or onboard new hires to Holacracy practice.
Your Partners in Change Management
Certified Holacracy Coaches and licensed Providers help your organization make the leap from conventional management to Holacracy. We offer totally customized solutions to fit both your organization and your budget.