The document discusses the implementation of holacracy, emphasizing the importance of values, employee empowerment, and fostering a positive workplace culture. It highlights various strategies for enhancing employee engagement, collaboration, and autonomy, while acknowledging the complexities and risks associated with a volatile workforce. Additionally, it encourages organizations to embrace a dual approach and provides insights into the 'playing with circles' method to improve team dynamics.

1. #rock @ holacracy
Backstage tricks from playing with circles
Alexandra Lederer
AUSKm 2018, Melbourne

2. HOLACRACY
or life without a boss

3. Playing with circles @ genea
Join the [serious] fun!
Values
Circles
Genea
Buddies
Learning
Curve
Good for
You
Good for
All
Social
Club
Celebrate what
we believe in
Take care
of our
newbies
Pass on your
knowledge
Foster our
wellness
Encourage us
to do the right
things
Cultivate the fun
and build bonds

4. Playing with circles @ ovolo
Employee
delight
Brand
band
Cocreate the
change we want
to see
Make people fall
in love with
Ovolo (social
media)
Team
rock
Help our Peeps
rock @ their
jobs

5. chatting about holacracy @ zappos
& VEGAS DOWNTOWN PROJECT
HeidyNoelle Stamper
Ryo Hanalei Zsun
Marie o’brien

6. Some top tunes to rock @ playing with circles

7. Mystify me!
I need perfection
Some twisted selection
That tangles me
To keep me alive
Mystify
Mystify me
The W word
# purpose purpose purpose
# hierarchy of purposes
# Big opportunity
# Noble cause
# inspire

8. Into the groove
I'm tired of dancing here all by myself
Tonight I want to dance with someone else
Get into the groove
Get up on your feet
Step to the beat
and move in time
# all on board
# holistic
# alignment alignment alignment
# distributed acCountability
# structure – a different kinda blue

9. Funky town
Gotta make a move
to a town that's right for me
Town to keep me movin'
Keep me groovin' with some
energy
Won't you take me to
Funkytown
# SPIRIT OF A STARTUP
# GOLDILOCKS SIZE
# GOLDILOCKS MATURITY

10. EYE OF THE TIGER
It's the eye of the tiger
it's the thrill of the fight
Risin' up to the challenge
Just a man and his will to survive
# VOLATILE WORKFORCE
# UNCERTAINTY OF BUSINESS
# COMPLEXITY OF TASK
# AMBIGUITY OF GOALS

11. SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE
Meet me in the crowd
Throw your love around
Take it into town
Put it in the ground where
the flowers grow
Gold and silver shine
# MASTERY
# NOT FOR EVERYONE
# NOT FOR EVERY LEADER
# HIRE UNICORNS

12. UNDER PRESSURE
Pressure pressing down on me
Under pressure
That burns a building down
# RISKY BUSINESS
# CONTROL OR EMPOWER
# START SAFE

13. EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD
Help me to decide
Help me make the most Of freedom and of pleasure
Nothing ever lasts forever
Everybody wants to rule the world
“Every employee is an entrepreneur”
# autonomy
# EMPOWER

14. FAITH Yes I've gotta have faith
Unh I gotta faith
Because I gotta to have
faith, faith, faith
I gotta to have faith,
faith, faith
# OUR PEEPS ARE GOOD
# OUR PEEPS ARE SMART
# OUR PEEPS can self-manage
# THEY CAN ROCK IT

15. MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE
Rescue me before I fall into despair
I'll send an SOS to the world
I hope that someone gets my
Message in a bottle
# LISTEN TO THEIR HEARTS
# EMPATHY
# DESIGN THINKING
# EVERYONE HAS A VOICE

16. START ME UP
If you start me up
I'll never stop
You can start me up
I'll never stop
Never stop, never stop,
never stop
# TRY TRY TRY AND NEVER STOP
# PATIENCE AND KINDNESS
# humility and letting go
# LEARNING JOURNEY

17. Get the right tune
# dual organisation
# elements of holacracy
# give it a try

18. Your playlist to rock @ holacracy
Spotify user: kokoala77 | Playlist:1XxjcI28oifn0GkH75FqHS

19. Stay tuned!
@ Alexandra Lederer
Alexandra.Lederer@gmail.com
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