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holocracy
roles (~ "hats")
consist of
name
purpose
why does this role exist?
what should this role care about?
"guard the books from chaos"
(usually, no defined end)
domains
exclusive control/impact over something (that could be shared, but isn't)
ex. control over special table in database
accountabilities
how, specifically, do you achieve the purpose of this role?
ongoing activities
—ing something
what should you allocate attention to?
what can others expect of you?
strategies
set by Lead Link
heuristics to help members prioritize activity
ex. "work on finding new customers, vs serving existing customers"
defined and allocated by circle
a person can have many roles
admin roles
facilitator
secretary
lead link
rep link
circles
hierarchy of circles
broadest circle implicitly has domain over everything
parent create child circle
parent sents purpose and accountabilities
parent delegates authority over some domains
self-organizes to meet goals
holds own governance meetings
decides roles
"lead link" and "rep link"
clarify
integrative decision making
objection
whatever sensing, would move org backwards or cause harm
issue must be created specifically by adopting the proposal
based on present data, unless it will be possible to adapt (is it safe enough to try?)
projects / outcomes
defined end-point (can recur)
can be big or small
(ex. "new website launched", "remind steve about upcoming meeting")
owned by a single person
private and public projects
no one is assigned projects, as reifying role, a person takes them on (or cancels) at will
policies
belong to a domain
typically one of...
grants limited authority to outsiders to impact a domain
constraints/limits how insiders (circle or role w/ the domain) may impact it
when... then...
tension (gaps)
feeling you get when you sense a
gap
between what is and what could be
not problems - symptoms of problems, also, could be sensing opportunities
(create environment for handling tensions, trust others to bring forward tensions)
some tensions just require more data to defuse
misc
individuals have default autonomy in performing their roles
except when limited by policy, or spending assets
roles are distinct from the people
"in my role as ..."
personal-related stuff is treated seperately (salary, career-dev,...)
2023-04-12
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