In Holacracy, pioneer Brian Robertson explains how to adopt this system across your organisation - and what you can do just within your department or for yourself - and how to overcome any obstacles along the way.
Brian J. Robertson created Holacracy and founded HolacracyOne, the organization that is training people and companies all over the world in this new system. Robertson had previously launched a successful software company, where he first introduced the principles that would become Holacracy, making him not just a management theorist but someone who has successfully implemented a holacracy-powered organization. He lives in Philadelphia.
Holacracy is the opposite of the cliche way to run a startup.
People romanticize startup cultures and their lack of structure,
but it creates anxiety and inefficiency, whether we have to build
consensus around every decision, or deal with land grabs for power.
In contrast, Holacracy creates clarity: who is in charge of
what, and who makes each kind of decision - and there is a system
for changing that, so it's very flexible at the same time --
Evan Williams, co-founder of Twitter and Medium
This book reminds me of a book that I must have read 100 times
during my quest to become a better poker player. The first
reading will most likely result in a complete paradigm shift, and
you'll gain new insight every single time you reread it,
especially when interspersed with actual practice playing the game
on a regular basis. I highly recommend this book as your 'Holacracy
Bible' if you're looking to explore a new way of working -- Tony
Hsieh, CEO of Zappos and author of the #1 New York Times bestseller
Delivering Happiness
Holacracy is a difficult concept to understand, but its founder
Brian Robertson breaks it down simply and thoroughly. Regardless of
your conclusion about the system's potential, it is undoubtedly the
alternative management approach that will be getting the most
attention over the next few years as we see how it affects
thousands of employees around the world. -- 20 business books to
read this summer * World Economic Forum 'Agenda' *
engagingly straightforward * Bloomberg *
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