25 Topics
Referring to a lead link
hi all, we crafted last week a proposal to further specify how resource allocation works (a lead link accountability) and how other roles are involved there. We noticed that it was not possible in glassfrog to refer to the lead link (eg by...
09/26/2015
Tactical updates
Hi Alexia, is it possible to get updates on tactical progress out of meetings? I now get updates on the outcomes of the tactical meeting. Additionally it would be great to get for example an end of week email with all the project status changes/completions. Especially in virtual/mobile teams this...
01/25/2016
Copying roles/circles
hi, another brainwave on glassfrog functionality. would it be possible to copy existing roles and circles incl their domains/policies? i have seen the need for this in a few organizations. Especially when an organization is "project" or "process" based. Examples I have seen include a consultancy,...
01/25/2016
Holacracy in creative environments
hi all, Had an intro discussion with a PR company full of "creatives". Their tension is about following a strict process and that its not something they are used to. Of course this is typical, and best is to experience it for a few months. Learn them to process their tensions, and learn them to d...
06/03/2016
Holacracy Anchoring App
Here a set of roles to pick and choose from to gain speed in anchoring the emerging Holacracy practices. Typically relevant after the initial months of a Holacracy implementation. These roles together with the Holacracy implementation roles App posted by [@mention:449411339497350002] could also a...
10/10/2016
Board shareholder investor app needed
Who could share a board, shareholder and/investor app? Probably there are multiple variations to consider After an initial practice it's typically valuable to extend the practice to include the board as well. Of course there is the setup used in H1 it's public governance. I look for different exa...
10/16/2016
feature request: Easy meeting input
here three feature requests to boost some efficiency in using glassfrog (I have a client who values their personal efficiency a lot so these cases are not hypothetical but would be really valued if implemented) - when preparing a governance proposal outside of a meeting you now only have 2 option...
01/26/2017
Self-organization newsletter launch
We are launching a newsletter with content on self-organization (with of course a strong focus on Holacracy). The first issue will be released next week. Sign up at www.organizationbuilders.com (scroll to the bottom and leave your info!) Koen
02/02/2017
APP: Police Station
App “Police Station” introduction Whenever you have a tension that behavior you would really need doesn’t stick in your organization you could apply this App. Its easy with Holacracy to make something explicit. But it doesn’t immediately shift behavior. And whenever there is talk at the coffee ma...
02/13/2017
Asynchronous Elections
[@mention:449833773730792463] Is it possible to offer asynchronous elections in Glassfrog? currently only role/circle/policy changes are possible. I found the need for small circle's to be able to do this asynchronous. It could be either a proposal from anyone to propose anyone, or just that you ...
03/01/2017
Admin visibility of people with no roles
Is it possible as Admin in Glassfrog to see people that have no roles? Especially when using glassfrog premium in a larger organization it is hard to check especially who left. Simplest solution I can think of is to create a "memberlist" with all people with 0 roles. Or even better: automatically...
05/30/2017
Dutch Labor Law and Holacracy
A request for advice on the topic of Dutch Labor Law. context: Someone fills 0 roles in the organization after multiple lead links (indepently) have taken this parter out of his/her roles in circles. The organization has recently adopted holacracy so there are no explicit policies that clarify wh...
06/26/2017
Search public Glassfrogs
I used to have this link to have google search for all organizations that have their governance records public: https://www.google.nl/?gfe_rd=cr&ei=H_HaV_joH-Xw8AfMuL3gBg&gws_rd=cr#q=site:https:%2F%2Fapp.glassfrog.com%2Forganizations I now notice it doesnt show many of the organizations I...
07/13/2017
Rockefeller Habits
Who uses both Holacracy and Rockefeller Habits? I have seen great integration between the two approaches. And have two clients that both apply the two methodologies to their strenghts. Let me know if you use both methodologies already and want to join this conversation and explore further how Roc...
09/14/2017
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Referring to a lead link
Hi Mieke, I like the way to think about direction of power.in that sense Jean-Michel his idea of providing a circle policy is probably great. There is no Domain on resource allocation, only an accountability with the Lead Link. So probably a general circle policy is a great clarification that pro...
09/29/2015
Referring to a lead link
Hi Jean, Dien, thanks for replying. appreciate it a lot. I agree with that adding a general circle policy is a nice route to take. as it makes explicit how another role gets access to the resource allocation accountability of the Lead Link by default. eg its prevents handling/labeling it as somet...
09/28/2015
Third Party Contractors - Partners?
Hi Keith, i would just ask: is it safe enough to try? Or what would be safe enough to try. As with any other proposal. Eg take one contractor and see if it changes the energy he gives etc.
11/28/2015
Constitution Versions
Hi Keith, like your thinking! Here a few thoughts in random order:- I would love to explicit link in the Glassfrog of an organizations governance records and the version of the (potentially forked) constitution they use- adopting a new/updated constitution in larger organizations can be quite a t...
11/28/2015
Holacracy and Cooperative Businesses
Hi Michael,www.MeetBerlage.nl adopted holacracy a six months ago. They have a collaborative ownership/equity structure. They are based in Amsterdam.
12/29/2015
Copying roles/circles
Thank you! That reads like a great solution to get started. Alternative I could imagine is create a copy checkbox at the bottom of a governance proposal (eg next to the "make role a circle" checkbox)
01/26/2016
Tactical updates
I think my answer would be "it depends". And I don't think I hold a universal truth here. Both can definitely work. I am primarily email focused (like I read the community update on mail). But something like "your updates" in Glassfrog with all updates of circles I follow could work equally well ...
01/26/2016
Holacracy in Italy
Andrea Faré posted:Holacracy is finally a buzzword in Italy,thanks to two articles that have appeared on one of the most important newspapers:Article on Repubblica.it in the Technology sectionArticle in the Main page of Repubblica.itCongratulations Andrea!!!
03/08/2016
Spread of domains and/or policies
hi all, if I understand this discussion thread well then the meaning of the word Domain and Policy depend on the context, how it is applied in practice. It reads like there are at least 3 valid applications with each their different meaning/implication on how you use it pragmatically in real life...
05/12/2016
Project List vs Grid view
Hi Jonathan,I like the grid view a lot. and the flexibility the view has.And I like your idea to just go to just one view for projects instead of the two different views.Adding this up for me it makes sense that the my projects view will look similar as the grid view of the circle projects.
06/07/2016
Holacracy in creative environments
hi all, thanks for these reflections! Fully agree that Holacracy fits all environments. For me it is all about making the transition happen. And support the relevant underlying behavior shifts that are most beneficial for a specific client to make so they get the full Holacracy experience. @jean-...
06/06/2016
Multiple Circles - Same Work
Hi Paul,great question!my suggestion (of what I have seen work in Holacratic and non-Holacratic organizations) is to create pull instead of a push.in a simplistic view on the world:- with "push" you "force" a standard on the organization. every circle in the organization should have these roles. ...
09/14/2016
Holacracy and lean management
Hi Anja,i have done a lot of lean process implementation as a consultant. And just like you and [@mention:452086181438015612]Describe it is all focused around a professor instead of around people doing the work in the process. A good way to integrated the process thinking in Holacracy is to adme...
10/15/2016
Holacracy Anchoring App
[@mention:476716727643924128] great suggestion. Thanks! sounds like an evolution to split internal marketing/comma from external evangelist as a role. The evangelist is a great way to boost ownership over the Holacracy process and put spotlight on role models. Just having someone external to you...
10/15/2016
Holacracy Anchoring App
thanks [@mention:449411339497350002]! Lets integrate your points - change having to presenting - to make it something you expect on an ongoing basis from this role - as context - it was introduced when there was confusion on where we stand and were going with Holacracy maturity - and this account...
11/11/2016
McClelland model and Holacracy
Hi Laura,If I understand your question its about how different personality types experience Holacracy. Especially the transition into Holacracy provides each individual with a personal journey. its not uncommon that you experience something very postive about Holacracy as well as something negati...
12/01/2016
Organizational Purpose discovery
In a previous organization I once had a marketing agency come in that got started with questions like "if you were a supermarket, which one would it be and why?", if your company was an animal, which one and why?". same for cars, cities/countries/sportsmen...Or what would you like your customers ...
12/09/2016
HTML for Strategy
[@mention:449974511354699742] - thanks for the "hidden tip" in your message: to put the strategy statement through a text editor and then copying it into glassfrog!
12/18/2016
In addition
following Tom his quote: the idea of Holacracy is not to make the former "manager" less powerfull, but to make everybody as powerful as the "managers" were(else I would not advice Holacracy to any of my clients. Its good to get rid of the management function but the people previously in that func...
01/09/2017
Employees
Hi Elena, one way to bridge this gap (tension) is to make the role-ationship explicit. For example the social media role is responsible for "sending new customer feedback to the website developer". And the copywriter for "giving feedback to the Blogger on new articles written". In that way you ma...
01/09/2017
Remove Rep Link
[@mention:449833773730792463] - a potential feature request? sounds like a simple solve!It just sounds right to be able to have a governance proposal: "I propose not to elect a Rep Link"Great if Glassfrog can offer this as the solution BMC offers sounds cumbersome.
01/02/2017
Dutch Facilitator Cards
Ha Tom,goed dat je dit deelt!hier is onze kaart voor Operationeel overleg en voor het Governance overlegZoals je ziet hebben we gekozen voor een wat uitgebreidere kaart, vooral omdat de kaarten het meest door beginnende groepen gebruikt worden en hiermee wat meer houvast hebben.Koen
01/24/2017
Dealing with resistance to Holacracy
Hi Gary, what about this lead link taking up a product owner role himself? Irrespective of Holacracy role modeling the desired change could create some momentum. Just doing it instead of telling it. I know a traditional (non holacratic) senior director that does this. He still enjoys taking up pr...
01/30/2017
Core proces
Hi Yves, I once applied holacracy in my own consulting team. And we experimented with a client circle as well as a project circle as well as a team circle. With lots of +/- on each of them in our experience. we found that the complexity and intensity of the project work we did as a consults hugel...
02/13/2017
Self-organization newsletter launch
[@mention:449693036337664795] - thanks! fixed the thank you message. now much more readable. thanks for sharing!
02/06/2017
APP: Police Station
Thanks [@mention:544274267266420910]. A power shift is much more fun and effective when done together!
02/14/2017
Organisation of Brain Center of the company
Hi Georgiy,reading the case you describe I have a couple of suggestions (shooting from the hip, happy to jump on a skype call to elaborate a bit more)1- keep it simple. holacracy allows you to take organizational design iterative. There is typically little need to design the full solution upfront...
03/20/2017
Attention Points as budget tool
Hi Xavier,I have implemented Attention Points at one of our clients.One of the things it creates is an internal "Supply & Demand" of attention (or in simple words time). For which the Points are its currency to exchange attention.I could definitely see a similar way to do budgets. You allocat...
03/20/2017
Attention Points as budget tool
hi [@mention:491495232183315418] - agree. the simplest form for APs (FTE or budget) I have done is through publishing a note on the role page of the Lead Link (or whichever role in each circle is the appropriate holder of this information).Advantages: You can start it in a couple of minutes. Upda...
03/31/2017
Holacracy in one sentence
here is my 1 sentence if I have time to give illustration with each of the words because its not self explanatory... Holacracy is a system, a set of rules, for self-organization
05/02/2017
Search public Glassfrogs
thanks Brian. I can take care of a couple of links. and then have google do the rest. good to know this.
07/14/2017
Selling a Holacratic firm
Hi Rick, My uncle has a Private Equity firm. I talked with him about Holacracy a couple of times. I learned two things:1. On company valuation: His perspective is that in SME firms his valuation depends a lot on the dependency on the founder/director. eg how good will the organization perform if ...
08/09/2017
Rockefeller Habits
its true that Scaling up is written to work in a traditional hierarchy. but when applied within a holarchy they work out really well. it just requires changing any reference to "executive team" to something like "leader" or "circle" and suddently it all makes a lot more sense.Viisi and Presenter ...
09/18/2017
Recruitment function app
great app! one way on how to distribute this even more is create a policy that says something like this:Hiring decisions:@hiring_manager can only make a hiring decision in a dedicated meeting where the Hiring Manager makes a proposal to hire a candidate and role @self_management_fit_interviewer a...
09/14/2017