General Company Governance Meeting Minutes
Held on: October 30, 2017, 5:03pm
Secretary: Removed
Made changes to: Whole Product Manager
Catalyze development of a Whole Product solution, with Holacracy as the coreReveal the Whole Product landscape around the core Holacracy framework
- Identifying gaps where good options are not available in the Whole Product map, and catalyzing discovery or development of good options to fill those gaps
Cataloging good Holacracy-compatible options available for each needed organizational function, but only after those options have been shown to be effective in a Holacracy-powered organizationCataloging good Holacracy-compatible options available for each needed organizational function after one has proven effective in a Holacracy-powered organization, and highlighting gaps where good options are not yet available for a needed function
Made changes to: Accounting
- Tracking and collecting training payments, including matching bank wire transfer payments with "pending" training payments and marking as "completed" when a payment arrives
- Maintaining a current overview of training payments
Made changes to: Holacracy Training
- Talking to potential leads at trainings and connecting them to @Holacracy_Advisor
Made changes to: Holacracy Advisor
- Requesting @Holacracy_Coaching_Services appoint a representative to assist in defining each non-standard deal, involving that representative in the contracting process, and verifying they're comfortable with the engagement before closing the deal
Policy changed: Messaging Standards for the Holacracy Brand
These messaging standards are intended to apply internally to HolacracyOne as well as to any company licensed to use the Holacracy brand (i.e. licensees). In order to preserve the Holacracy trademark, all roles releasing content associated with the Holacracy brand shall follow the messaging standards below:
On official channels controlled by H1 or licensees (e.g. own website, own blog, own documents), the following messaging standards apply:
(a) Prominent Mentions: All prominent mentions of the brand must include a "®" symbol next to it. It can be small, stylized, or otherwise made less eye-catching for aesthetic purposes as long as it is present and noticeable. For the purpose of this policy, "Prominent Mentions" include the logo or the main appearance of the brand name in the title of any document usually considered authoritative (website, contracts, stand-alone products, etc). Exception: in editorial content (e.g. blog), it's acceptable not to use the ® symbol in the article title, as long as it's clearly mentioned somewhere else in the article.
(b) Trademark Statement: All printed or digital documents marketing the brand should include the following statement somewhere in the copy, typically at the bottom of the page or the footer of the webpage: "Holacracy is a trademark of HolacracyOne, LLC."
(c) Brand Consistency: The name "Holacracy" should be used consistently without spelling deviation: use it capitalized, don't use a translation (e.g. Holacratie, Holakratie), don't transform it into an adjective (e.g. holacratic).
(d) Don't use the brand as a common noun (e.g. "a holacracy", "l'holacratie"), and to the extent practical use it as a qualifier and not as a noun at all (e.g. 'using the Holacracy system' instead of 'using Holacracy')(d) Brand as Qualifier: Don't use the brand as a common noun (e.g. "a holacracy") or a proper noun (e.g. "Holacracy"); instead use it as a qualifier (e.g. "using the Holacracy practice" rather than "using Holacracy"). Exceptionally, if you cannot find an appropriate way to use it as a qualifier, you may use it as a proper noun with an "®" symbol (e.g. "Holacracy® is a self-management practice...").On unofficial channels where the tone is conversational (e.g. forums, guest blog posts, interviews), these messaging standards may be deprioritized in favor of keeping a conversational and context-appropriate tone.