HOLACRACY

In the tradition of GETTING THINGS DONE and DELIVERING HAPPINESS, this will be the first book on a revolutionary management philosophy called Holacracy, written by the man who created it, and who first put its principles to use in the founding of a successful software company.

Haven't yet heard of Holacracy? You will. It's the most exciting new management philosophy and system since Six Sigma. But unlike Six Sigma and other authoritarian, top-down solutions, Holacracy turns everyone in the organization into a leader. It distributes authority and decision-making throughout an organization, and defines people not by hierarchy and titles, but by roles. In traditional companies, management devises a strategy, which everyone in the organization has to execute. The emphasis is on visionary leaders and loyal workers. When information from the field contradicts the strategy, the people reporting that information are usually told to get with the program or find another place to work. With Holacracy, reports from the field are brought to the people who need to hear them, allowing organizations to evolve in real time, responding to changing markets conditions. There's plenty of management – but no managers. HOLACRACY lays out the groundbreaking philosophy, giving readers the tools they need to adopt this new system at the department level or company-wide. Robertson also gives specific advice for individuals inspired by this philosophy but whose companies won't adopt Holacracy -- so that they can make changes in their work life right away. The system already has many big-name champions, including Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos.com (author of DELIVERING HAPPINESS), Evan Williams (co-founder of Blogger and Twitter) and David Allen (author of GETTING THINGS DONE), who will write the foreword. Brian Robertson is an experienced entrepreneur, CEO, and organizational pioneer best known for his work developing Holacracy. First incubated at an award-winning fast-growth software company he launched at age 23 and led for seven years, Holacracy continues