The Trusting People Paradox of self-managementA: people can’t be trusted, they always selfishly look out for themselves. B: people can be trusted, we’re wired to altruistically help…Jan 16, 20232Jan 16, 20232
Startup therapy: fix a blow to your momentum by using tension as fuelAs a startup founder, you’ve either been there or will soon: a slump in your growth. It can triggered by growing too fast, a key team…Nov 8, 2022Nov 8, 2022
No more Policies, Processes and Rules in self-management with Holacracy?When your colleagues all self-manage, who makes sure everybody adheres to certain rules? Is there some magic that does not require optimal…Nov 28, 20171Nov 28, 20171
Springest communication Rules of Engagement in HolacracyThis is a copy of our internal Rules of Engagement, updated when our Communication Clarity role updates them internally in our helpdesk…Nov 28, 20172Nov 28, 20172
Published inHolacracyOne BlogCultural observations on self-management and Holacracy in ChinaI had no expectations coming to Shanghai to speak on Holacracy, at The First China Organizational Evolution Forum. I was maybe too busy…Nov 8, 2017Nov 8, 2017
Measuring happiness as a KPI at a self-managing organisationAt my company Springest, happiness is not a goal in itself. Long term productivity is, and I believe one leads to the other. We do measure…Oct 26, 20171Oct 26, 20171
Using OKRs for Holacracy strategy and targetsStrategy is of course a keystone of management, so it’s also important in the organisational operating system Holacracy. Even more so…Aug 24, 20165Aug 24, 20165
Why you don’t understand HolacracyTL;DR: because you think it’s a solution in itself, while it’s merely a framework for organizations to create them in an efficient and…Mar 26, 20164Mar 26, 20164
Medium drops Holacracy: how we dealt with their challenges at Springest in the past 3 yearsLast week, Andy Doyle from Medium announced they won’t use Holacracy anymore to run their company. It’s great that such a visible company…Mar 7, 20166Mar 7, 20166
