Holacracy Community of Practice Archive

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Transparency of information vs. IP. How much do you ...

10/24/2017

Hi, I am implementing Holacracy in my training and consulting organization. We employ a few employees and a network of Associates (external contractors) who delivers work to client when needed. Some of these Associates deliver our programs only a few days per year, so the relationship is pretty l...

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Transparency of information vs. IP. How much do you share with employees and ...

10/26/2017

Hi Andrew, thank you for your clarifying questions. We want to be role models of a Teal Organization, where employees are not subordinates but all equals, where decision-making is allowed in every part of the company. In order to support all employees in their decision-making we believe all infor...

Transparency of information vs. IP. How much do you share with employees and ...

10/30/2017

Hi Adam, your reflections make a lot of sense. The difference you make in terms of rules of engagement in the two contractual positions (employees vs. contractors) resonate with us as well.We may say that information to make transparent are all the information that can make people's fulfillment o...

Transparency of information vs. IP. How much do you share with employees and ...

10/30/2017

Hi Awo,thanks for the reframing, very useful. I genuinely want to move in the direction of Theory Y and believe we can trust anyone, even if they are not contractually binded.I guess there is some fear to let go when it's about sharing our most valuable asset :-).Giovanna