In contrast to hierarchy, holocracy is an organizational model based on self-management and distributed autonomy. To this end, the company is divided into partners (employees) and circles (teams) that follow clearly defined roles.
The roles form the basis of holacracy. They designate tasks or responsibilities, for example. Employees can take on several roles, while larger roles are taken on by entire circles. As a rule, the allocation is set out in a holacracy constitution, but the roles and circles are dynamic and can be adjusted depending on feedback. By dividing up tasks, responsibility can also be distributed. Within the circles, employees have the same amount of influence and decisions are made jointly.
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