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by code_biologist 1637 days ago
That only scales up to a certain degree. There are some really good examples of holacracy failing to live up to hype in the software world:

• HN discussion of holacracy at Valve: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9512866

• Holacracy and the mirage of the boss-less workplace: Lessons from the failures at Github, Medium & Buffer: https://medium.com/battle-room/holacracy-and-the-mirage-of-t...

There's also a classic essay, "The Tyranny of Structurelessness", that is about parts of the feminist movement but directly applies to holacracy at companies.

If you're anti-manager, a small or single person company or consultancy can be great.