Why Our Church Uses Holacracy

What’s this word…”Holacracy”? If you live around downtown Las Vegas you’ve probably heard the word Holacracy. You might even have an opinion on the idea. And you also may work in an organization that operates using Holacracy. If you study business and/or read organizational books and articles, then you might also have some understanding of … Read more

Four Types of Power (Relevant for Holacracy Practice)

There are many ways to slice up and categorize power. As a construct, it’s exceptionally deep and multi-faceted and many models exist to explain it. But I’m compelled to add one more, because as good as the other models are, I think there is a simpler way to think about power. And one that makes … Read more

Holacracy Basics: Understanding Check-ins

It’s a great idea when starting meetings that are held regularly…to have everyone contribute what primarily has their attention at the moment…In the many years of consulting with teams and groups, I learned that trying to move things forward without at least a nod to the issues pulling on everyone’s psyche is an exercise in … Read more

A Personal View on What Holacracy Has Brought Us

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I was invited to share on the adoption of the Holacracy organisational system by Liip in a recent online gathering of the Siemens Grow2Glow network. It gave me the opportunity to think about the impact that Holacracy has had on the digital agency, its culture and the way we work in it. I first focused on the negative … Read more