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Case Study: Is Holacracy for Us?

Harvard Business Review

Listening, Derek Melis, his friend and CFO, was relieved. Rogier hadn’t once mentioned holacracy or self-managed teams, even though the executive team and the board had been talking for months about transitioning to just such a system at the global construction company. Please don’t let that cloud your judgment as CFO.

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The Hidden Dangers of Playing It Safe

Harvard Business Review

We don’t see news headlines that say, “Low-risk approach forces local business to file for bankruptcy,” or, “Stunningly conservative move pushes global pharmaceutical company to the brink of failure,” or “Man retires after a mediocre career and feels painful remorse for never having laid anything on the line.”.

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