[sudo-discuss] Holacracy!

Fri Nov 1 11:50:41 PDT 2013

my friends/sources at theselc.org say that, yes, a worker cooperative by
any other name (t-corp, wsde, zimzam, hoosegow) would smell as sweet


On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 5:43 PM, Jeremy Entwistle <jwentwistle at cryptolab.net
> wrote:

> 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<http://holacracy.org/blog/the-power-of-governance>
>> [2] http://holacracy.org/blog/**differentiating-role-and-soul<http://holacracy.org/blog/differentiating-role-and-soul>
>> [3] https://medium.com/about-**holacracy/91dd71a76eb7<https://medium.com/about-holacracy/91dd71a76eb7>
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>>
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