[sudo-discuss] Holacracy!

Thu Oct 31 17:43:15 PDT 2013

Maybe I don't understand the entire concept of a "holacracy", but it 
sounds very similar to a workers cooperative. Or how Richard Wolff tried 
to rename it too as WSDEs with the Democracy at Work project. But it 
really sounds like workers cooperative to me.

Jeremy

On 2013-10-31 12:39, Eddan Katz wrote:
> Those who have expressed interest in a co-operative model of
> organizational development would be interested in Holacracy, which
> Janelle Orsi of the Sustainable Economies Law Center, promotes in her
> lectures. From today's blog post about a new Holacracy 'app':
> 
>> In a typical top-down management structure, the power to hire and
>> fire employees is generally in the hands of managers. With Holacracy
>> at play, the game is entirely different: with the decentralization
>> of authority [1], the separation of people and role [2], and the
>> dynamic evolution of those roles [3], we end up with a situation
>> that looks more like free agents going about their work with no
>> central planning. There might not even be a single person who knows
>> about everything you do. This then begs the question: who can decide
>> how and when to hire or fire?
>> 
>> Holacracy doesn’t answer that question; it simply gives you a
>> framework and processes for your company to figure it out. In other
>> words, if Holacracy is an “operating system” for organizations,
>> the “hire-and-fire” function is an “app” that needs to be
>> added separately.
> 
> The Holacracy newsletter forwarded below also includes a link to the
> Dec. 3 workshop ($125) they'll be hosting in San Francisco.
> 
>> Happy Halloween Friend!
>> 
>> If you follow us on social [4] channels [5], you might already know
>> that HolacracyOne just released a new "Partnership App" [6], and
>> it's freely available.
>> 
>> What do we mean by "app"? It extends the metaphor of Holacracy as an
>> “operating system” for organizations. I like this comparison
>> because it accurately reflects what Holacracy is, as well as what it
>> isn't. On a computer, the operating system provides a basic
>> framework for “apps” to function harmoniously in the same
>> environment. Similarly, Holacracy provides a basic framework for
>> _how _to decide, but it doesn't tell you _what_ you should decide
>> for your business. In other words, it doesn’t answer typical
>> business questions such as “what’s our employee compensation
>> system?”, or “how to allocate resources?”.
>> 
>> There are many different ways of answering these questions and
>> Holacracy doesn’t choose one for you — that's the domain of
>> "apps". At HolacracyOne, we've adopted a new "app" to define how our
>> partnership functions work, and although it is still experimental,
>> it's fleshed out enough to share it with you. Check it out in our
>> blog post [7]!
>> 
>> Olivier Compagne [8]
>> HolacracyOne
>> 
>> A “PARTNERSHIP APP” FOR HOLACRACY-POWERED COMPANIES
>> 
>> [9]
>> 
>> The question was: “How can we account for the difference between
>> partners deeply committed to the organization, and those for whom
>> the commitment is lesser and more temporary?”
>> 
>> Read Blog Post → [10]
>> 
>> PAST BLOG POSTS
>> 
>> [11]
>> 
>> INTEGRATE PERSPECTIVES
>> 
>> On many teams, critical perspectives are ignored or dismissed when
>> they’re not shared by the leader or by the majority.
>> 
>> Read → [12]
>> 
>> [13]
>> 
>> ORGANIZATION VS. TRIBE
>> 
>> “It is an inappropriate use of love and care to use love and care
>> to get something done”  —  David Allen
>> 
>> Read → [14]
>> 
>> TRAININGS ON THE WEST COAST
>> 
>> [15]
>> 
>> * Intro Workshop in San Francisco, CA [16] — Dec 3, 2013
>> Kindly hosted by IDEO on the bayfront... don't miss it! * Intro
>> Workshop in Las Vegas, NV [17] — Jan 31, 2014
>> 
>> * Practitioner Training in Las Vegas, NV [18] — Feb 1-5, 2014
>> With the vibrant Downtown Project [19] nearby...
>> 
>> Oh, and do you know that Brian Robertson gives aIntro Webinar [20]
>> tomorrow Friday? Last minute registrations are welcome!
>> 
>> All Upcoming Events [21]
>> 
>> [22]
>> 
>> [23]
>> 
>> [24]
>> 
>> [25]
>> 
>> _Copyright © 2013 HolacracyOne, LLC, All rights reserved._
>> You have received this email because you have opted in via our
>> website or in person, or have attended an one of our workshops or
>> webinars.
>> 
>> OUR MAILING ADDRESS IS:
>> 
>> HolacracyOne, LLC
>> 
>> 1741 Hilltop Road, Suite 200Spring City, PA 19475
> 
> 
> 
> Links:
> ------
> [1] http://holacracy.org/blog/the-power-of-governance
> [2] http://holacracy.org/blog/differentiating-role-and-soul
> [3] https://medium.com/about-holacracy/91dd71a76eb7
> [4]
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> [6]
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