Holacracy

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Don’t Ask for Permission

In traditional organizations, there is often an assumption that you can’t do anything unless you’re given permission to do it. Holacracy practitioners hold the opposite assumption: you can do anything unless it’s been explicitly forbidden.

Think about it — why do you feel the need to ask permission? Most likely, it’s because you’re concerned that without it, you might step on someone’s toes, and inadvertently cause problems for other people.

And while that sounds like a valid concern, it quickly adds up to a culture in which everyone feels it’s someone else’s job to prevent them from feeling tensions, and everyone blames each other for the things they don’t like. The result is fear-based inaction. This holds back both individuals and the organization.

Holacracy’s processes create trust that tensions can be resolved. We encourage individuals to take initiative and proactively respond to issues that impact their work without having to get everyone else’s buy-in. Removing the expectation that people will ask permission and the fear of causing tensions for others — unleashes far greater creativity to serve the organization’s purpose.

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