Holacracy, Work and Self Development: Everything You Need to Know

“Who are you?” is a question that can be answered in a million ways. A person is never just a brother, a sister, a man, or a woman. We are all a combination of many different things. You can be a man or a woman but also a brother or a sister, a colleague, a leader, a friend, a book collector, a writer, a dog-lover, a photographer, a clerk, and many more. 

But why is it that when a person asks us what we do, we tend to limit ourselves to the job that we have. Our answers tend to lean towards our job title, instead of what we actually do in our job. This is especially true for employees of large companies. 

In the modern corporate setting where everything is fast-paced, demanding, and the competition between companies is intense, it’s hard for an ordinary employee not to get overwhelmed by the demanding work life. It is during these moments that companies should be more open to adapting the ideals of Holacracy to their company system.

One of the main facets of Holacracy is the clarification of roles instead of job positions. Holacracyallows you to think beyond what was written in your job description and therefore create an environment of free communication between you, your leader and colleagues. Sounds like the recipe to having an unsteady group dynamics and project disasters, right? Well, not really if we consider the other facet of Holacracy that is specific processes. 

In Holacracy, you and your organization sharpens the blurry parts of your work. This management system gives clarity to the work that each member of the organization should do. It aims to answer all he underlying questions of employees and clarify the vague parts of their work. 

Holacracy is helpful not only for the organization, but also for the employee. It is even one of the company management systems recommended by self-development coaches as it aims to change what could be causing for the employees’ job to be inhuman, therefore making work a healthy environment for the person.