Holacracy, Brian J. Robertson
Holacracy, Brian J. Robertson
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Holacracy
The New Management System for a Rapidly Changing World

Author: Brian J. Robertson

Narrator: Brian J. Robertson

Unabridged: 4 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/02/2015

Synopsis

Holacracy is a revolutionary management system that redefines management and turns everyone into a leader.

Holacracy distributes authority and decision-making throughout an organization, and defines people not by hierarchy and titles, but by roles. Holacracy creates organizations that are fast, agile, and that succeed by pursuing their purpose, not following a dated and artificial plan.

This isn't anarchy – it's quite the opposite. When you start to follow Holacracy, you learn to create new structures and ways of making decisions that empower the people who know the most about the work you do: your frontline colleagues.

Some of the many champions of Holacracy include Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos.com (author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Delivering Happiness), Evan Williams (co-founder of Blogger, Twitter, and Medium), and David Allen.

About Brian J. Robertson

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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Derk on February 06, 2018

It is well written and persuasive. It is also a dangerous management system that can undermine a company, as it did with mine when we tried to implement it. It nearly brought us down. My takeaway is that there is no system that can replace solid leadership. If you're the CEO, you need to own it and......more

Goodreads review by Jurgen on June 14, 2015

A process-heavy straightjacket for organizations that can't figure out how to delegate the rules of communication.......more

Goodreads review by Sebastian on July 22, 2015

Before I start - I don't think I'm able to properly review this book with reviewing the concept of Holocracy itself. It's technically possible, but it doesn't make (IMHO) much sense. The overall concept of Holocracy (to replace inefficient & troublesome mgmt hierarchies with system of nested circles......more

Goodreads review by Guillaume on August 09, 2017

I read this book because it was discussed in Reinventing Organizations as a complete system for running things under self-organising principles. Unlike Reinventing Organizations, this book is not intended to be an inspirational guide, at least I don't think so. Instead, it is meant to present the ma......more

Goodreads review by Olivier on June 03, 2015

This book does a great job at showcasing Holacracy, a new management system that distributes authority and accountability throughout an organization, instead of relying on managers to guide employees. What makes this book successful is that it includes both the "why" and the "how to" use Holacracy,......more

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