Holacracy: The Revolutionary Management System that Abolishes Hierarchy by Brian J. Robertson
Could you imagine people who live in a city having to ask for authorisation to sit on a bench, to cross a street or to go into a shop? Nonsense, right? Cities would be paralysed. Why should organisations be different then? Such was the mindset of Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos, the day he met Brian J. Robertson, CEO of HolacracyOne. And that was the beginning of Zappos’ transformative journey, one of the most monitored cases of organisational structural evolution and a real example of a holacratic company.
Even if it’s already been proven that hierarchies are obsolete and drive companies to bankruptcy (economic-wise, reputation-wise or both), it’s not easy to find the way to make organisations evolve towards structures that line up with the necessities and challenges of today’s framework. Holacracy is not a methodology, but a way of understanding organisational ecosystems to drive them towards a leaner, more productive and more profitable version of themselves.
If you are (like me) a fan of empowered profiles, liquid teams, talent over titles or job descriptions, and people ready to get things done (over playing Game of Thrones), get this book now (if you do not have it already).
