Sherrie Suski explores the concept of holacracy.

1. Holocracy

2. Holacracy is a method of
decentralized management and
organizational governance, in
which authority and decision-
making are distributed
throughout a holarchy of self-
organizing teams rather than
being vested in a management
hierarchy.[
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Primary drivers of Holocracy
Leadership
Teams
Design
 Circles or teams as the organizational building blocks
 Circles are cross functional and not driven by departments
 One person belongs to dozens of circles
 Circles design and govern themselves
 Roles are assigned within the circles
 Leadership is distributed through among roles, not individual people
 Leadership is constantly changing

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Implementation Challenges
Compensation
Old Behavior
Micro Roles
 Bosses and subordinates must now act as peers
 Subordinates must be rained how to express opposing views
 Individuals are now responsible for dozens of smaller roles
 Prioritization can become an issue
 Internal equity comparisons become difficult
 External equity comparison become almost impossible
Hiring
 Sourcing and Advertising for openings becomes problematic as the job is not
easily defined
 Candidates worry about deviating form a set career path