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2. Do we need Managers?: Holacracy and the Self-Managing Organisation with Mohd. Ali Vakil


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Is it possible for a group of people to self-manage and lead their organisations through distributed authority and decision making? In this episode, our guest, Mohammed Ali Vakil helps us understand the remarkable power of Holacracy and how this is changing the way organisations are led and managed.

About our Guest: Mohammed Ali Vakil is the co-founder of Calm Achiever. They're the official partners for Getting Things Done (GTD) and Holacracy in India. They've trained 2000+ individuals in GTD from some of the top companies in India including Google, Deloitte, Barclays, Embassy Group & FutureGenerali. As a Holacracy Coach, Ali's passionate about helping organizations structure themselves to increase team engagement, agility and purposeful work.

Resources (links):

  • www.calmachiever.com
  • www.holacracy.org
  • Holacracy: The New Management System for a Rapidly Changing World | Book
  • Brian Robertson's Keynote Talk at AgileIndia
  • Who's practicing Holacracy?
  • Credits:

    • Hosted by Deepak Menon & Sujatha Rao
    • Produced, Mixed & Edited by Sowmya Karun
    • Cover Art by Sanjali Ranjan
    • Intro & Outro Music by Derek Clegg
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