Articles are blog posts discussing self-management and related topics.
“When you run after your thoughts, you are like a dog chasing a stick. Every time a stick is thrown, you run after it. Instead, be like a lion who, rather than chasing after the stick, turns to face the thrower. One only throws a stick at a lion once.” -Milarepa I will start this on … Read more
We began our journey exploring the terrain of self-management by looking at Purpose, defined broadly as a “reason for being.” Purpose is like a compass, providing critical orientation for leading organizations 🧠It’s no longer a luxury, but essential in today’s business landscape. If you missed the introduction or are a new subscriber, you can learn … Read more
The best way to prepare for an assessment is to have lots of experience facilitating real people in real situations. Outside of that, there are two things you can do. 1. Read These Posts The Most Important Stuff The best way to prepare is to watch the videos provided in the post below. It describes … Read more
The best way to prepare for an assessment is to have lots of experience facilitating real people in real situations. Outside of that, here are two suggestions. 1. Read the following posts… 2. Join the Holacracy Community of Practice (CoP) Tactical Assessment Practice group
What if the person with the authority over the work is different than the person actually doing the work?
Do you know why many organizations struggle to effectively serve a purpose? Some might point to short-termism or lack of buy-in across the organization. But there’s always more to the story (and many top-performing public companies rose to prominence with a strong orientation around purpose). According to a comprehensive study by Harvard Business Review Analytic … Read more
Exploring Self-Management as an Organizational Structure for Startups
Relational agreements are like any form of liberating structure. They impose order on something not to restrict it, but to allow it to more fully flourish.
It’s hard to make someone do something they don’t want to do.
You need to know that while all of the rules in the Holacracy Constitution are important, they are not equally so. Thankfully, the differences are more clear in Constitution version 5.0 because it specifies which rules can be replaced with a policy. Note: See the “Notes” section at the end for some additional context on … Read more
