Today’s episode of the podcast “Leadership is the Competitive Advantage” is devoted to self-management, and specifically to Holacracy. This time I sat down with Marco Scarpellino, a co-founder of and consultant at “Redlab: The Consultancy Solution” which is a licensed Holacracy provider in Italy. Redlab’s mission is to support companies in the path towards better performance and better work. I was intrigued to get to know Marco better and inquire about his very practical perspective on getting started with Holacracy. Hope you enjoy our wide-ranging chat filled with Italian accent and energy!

“Very often the perception of Holacracy is that it is a highly complex method to run an organization filled with too many rules. The truth is: it is the opposite! Holacracy is actually really simple! Just start, the rest will follow! This is the one piece of advice I would give to somebody willing to start with Holacracy. Everything may seem complicated at first - and I won’t hide from you that I too was very worried at first - but just a little practice and everything will seem natural and pretty straightforward. After all, Holacracy is a practice like playing soccer or tennis (this analogy is also in Brian Robertson’s book). If you think for a moment about it, it is far more difficult to explain to somebody how to execute a shot in soccer or a forehand in tennis rather than showing her and putting her to practice the movement. The important thing here is to privilege progression over perfection! I promise you: it will feel natural pretty soon and you will feel the progress you are making.” – Marco Scarpellino

Listen and enjoy!