Brian Robertson

All Company property & ordinary business affairs

Partner Relationships

Servicing the operational needs of the Board to support the logistical execution of its work

Determining and distributing the Distributable Cash Flow for each year, as detailed in the Operating Agreement, and publishing to the Board any reserves deducted for working capital and investment prior to making such distributions

Identifying and proposing updates to the purpose of the organization when appropriate

Monitoring the General Company Circle's overall stewardship and steering of the organization towards deeper expressions of its purpose

Championing the Organization's purpose and key brands in broader networks, and making purpose-aligned connections when useful and appropriate

Decisions to accept illiquid investments (e.g. equity) in exchange for H1 services

Distributions to investors

Determining the Distributable Cash Flow to send to investors each year and triggering annual distributions accordingly, along with any advances to distribute towards it during the year

Seeking to understand Tensions conveyed by Role Leads within the Circle

Discerning Tensions appropriate to process within a broader Circle that holds the Circle

Processing Tensions within a broader Circle to remove constraints on the Circle

Seeking to understand Tensions conveyed by Role Leads within the Circle

Discerning Tensions appropriate to process within a broader Circle that holds the Circle

Processing Tensions within a broader Circle to remove constraints on the Circle

Holacracy Constitution Content

Drafting successive versions of the Holacracy Constitution to concretize and formalize effective patterns and core best-practices that have emerged in the practice and application of Holacracy

Clarifying Holacracy-related concepts or language in the Holacracy Constitution upon request, and hosting general informative sessions for Partners upon updating the Constitution

Reviewing draft tools and materials upon request and offering feedback on their alignment with the rules, methods, and intent captured in the Constitution

Coordinating releases of Constitution roll-outs, including soliciting impact of intended timing from each major business line

Standard licensing contracts and financial terms

Holacracy certification credentials and prerequisites for each

Quality Standards for licensing

Requirements for earning Premier Provider status

Defining an overall vision for Holacracy licensing, and strategic guidance and criteria as-needed to help other roles enact that vision

Defining and publishing a set of Holacracy certification credentials and the intended meaning of each

Developing Quality Standards for the licensing program that balance protecting the Holacracy brand with enabling qualified licensees to spread it, and soliciting input from licensees on draft Quality Standards

Soliciting input from Holacracy Training and publishing intent before changing training licensing strategy

Partner Relationships

Usage of spaces rented for Partner retreats

Communicating changes in financial relationships with partners to Compensation Processing

Evaluating potential expenditures upon request and after escalation in the normal spending authorization flow

Designing, planning, and orchestrating the split of HolacracyOne into separate-but-intertwined business entities

Guiding and supporting the succession of key partners when it's their time to disentangle from being indispensable

Delivering introductory webinars, workshops, and events scheduled by Intro Events Coordinator and designed by Intro Events Designer

Using a podcast quality microphone or higher (i.e. Blue Snowball, Blue Yeti, Rode Podcaster, or similar) when delivering events online

Researching and developing solutions, upon request of an Engagement Lead, to resolve advanced client needs related to applying Holacracy

Constructing or editing complex proposals and apps to meet client business goals on request of Holacracy Coach

Listening to implementation plans and challenges, and providing regular feedback to Holacracy Coach and Engagement Lead

Delivering Holacracy group coaching and Q&A sessions for internal HolacracyOne partners when scheduled by Engagement Operations

H1 products/services offered to Partners as part of compensation system

Designing, implementing, and evolving the Organization’s overall systems & related processes for determining Partner compensation

Defining and publishing the organization's possible compensation tiers, along with general criteria to guide others in assessing placements within it

Assessing proposals for compensation placements against other existing placements, and against the general guidance published by Compensation Architect

Sharing perspectives on request about criteria that would be meaningful to them in considering compensation comparisons (e.g. comparable archetypes, location, company size, include benefits?, etc.)

Providing feedback to partners upon request after their compensation proposals have received a vote

Facilitating absorption and effective use of a common set of models, language, and associated tools to enhance communication, connection, and building shared reality

Partnership Grant Agreements

Creating and maintaining partnership grant contracts that capture Relational Agreements and other relationship terms useful to the organization

Implementing and maintaining a registry for tracking requested and required Relational Agreements, and which Partners have agreed to each

Interviewing new Partner candidates and assessing whether to invite them into the partnership, upon request of any relevant Role

Assessing Partners for continued partnership during scheduled Partnership Reviews

Sharing information and context at an appropriate moment about partners transitioning out of the organization

Assessing partnership grant proposals

Assessing nominees for the Partnership Steward role

Identifying polarity imbalances at play and relevant in HolacracyOne's culture, and, when one is identified, calling attention to the value of both poles, to the pitfalls of unbalanced overuse of both poles, and to examples within H1 of effective use of the underbalanced pole

Negotiating customized Partner Relationships that maximize contribution from partners who HolacracyOne wants substantially more from than is otherwise reasonable

Seeking to understand Tensions conveyed by Role Leads within the Circle

Discerning Tensions appropriate to process within a broader Circle that holds the Circle

Processing Tensions within a broader Circle to remove constraints on the Circle

Delivering Taster workshops, using presentation/workshop designs created by Training Design

Delivering training content to event participants at standard training offerings

Tweaking template slide decks to optimize delivery of each specific training and integrate learnings from delivery

Advising other roles of potential impacts of their decisions upon learning environment and training objectives on their request

Directing the on-site delivery team as-needed to support overall training quality needs

Assessing Licensee co-trainers for the Holacracy Trainer badge during private trainings

Designing and evolving packaged training and workshop offerings that develop the capacities required to introduce, practice, and coach Holacracy effectively, including any slides and materials required

Defining and evolving training and Taster environment, room setup, and logistical needs for each training offering

Soliciting input and integrating any Objections from Trainer to new training designs and substantial design changes, including at a minimum before any new training offering is released for sale/scheduling and before any substantial changes to slides or materials are released for use in a training

Defining and publishing guidance about the role of coaches so that Lead Coach can orient coaches and direct them throughout the training and producing related materials

Maintaining a list of training and intro materials needed, including links to current versions and anticipated update timeline, including identification of training tools that are typically collected back after use (vs. coaching tools that are distributed to participants to keep)

Defining and publishing a definitive source of pre-requisites for trainings

Triggering Training Operations when updated materials are ready for production

Writing and sending payment checks

Seeking to understand Tensions conveyed by Role Leads within the Circle

Discerning Tensions appropriate to process within a broader Circle that holds the Circle

Processing Tensions within a broader Circle to remove constraints on the Circle

Creating and maintaining fair and lightweight travel and expense reporting policies

Reviewing and approving (or rejecting) expense reports to ensure alignment with the Expense related policies

Monitoring and evaluating HolacracyOne's asset portfolios to optimally balance growth & risk

Making buy and sell decisions of HolacracyOne's assets

Securing the organization's private crypto keys and fund-carrying accounts from unauthorized access

Designing & implementing secure processes that enable appropriately limited access to payments and funds transfers for appropriate roles

Working with our accounting partners to prepare and file HolacracyOne's taxes

Tracking C-unit and D-unit related capital accounts changes

Shepherding candidates through and orienting them to the courtship process, organizational agreements, and compensation system

Assessing fit between the talents, skills, and goals of partner candidates and the needs of the organization

Setting up conversations with relevant Partners to help assess fit

Planning and structuring in-person visits for appropriate Partner candidates; publishing intended activities prior to such visits; and booking time with relevant partners, including at least one Partnership Steward to further explain and answer candidate questions about HolacracyOne's purpose and partnership structure

Assessing appropriate terms and compensation level for a partnership grant offer for candidates believed to be a good fit, seeking approval for that offer per relevant policies, and extending approved offers to Partner candidates

Tracking agreements made in the Relationship Contract with incoming Partners in the registry published by Partner Agreement Steward

Announcing incoming new Partners upon signing a partnership agreement, including target start date and other relevant details of the new relationship

Assigning an initial Partner Partner to the new Partner, and helping the new Partner find a replacement upon request

Collecting compensation history and boundaries from candidates believed to be a good fit and sharing that information with Partnership Steward

Recording course modules upon request

Recording course trailers upon request

providing expert feedback and suggestions early in the UX design process

Writing content for Holacracy books, in alignment with the overall outline, target voice, and strategic direction for each book set by Holacracy Spokesperson

Role assignments for Book Writer

Heralding Holacracy to and within relevant broader contexts, including press channels, media organizations, purpose-aligned movements, partner organizations and associations, and potential key strategic clients

Defining criteria for acceptable speaking engagements

Shepherding relationships resulting from Holacracy Spokesperson's activity through an appropriate connection point into Holacracy services or other roles

Sharing key evolutions in Holacracy Spokesperson's storytelling and meaning making around the Holacracy brand and practice with key stakeholders

Removing incongruencies between the brand's authentic identity and what's conveyed in actions or expressions by brand representatives, and championing ever-deeper congruence

Presenting Holacracy to the media in interviews booked by Public Relations Strategy

Delivering Holacracy presentations, interviews and workshops scheduled by Intro Events Coordinator or Marketing

Reviewing and editing ghost-written blog posts to ensure they accurately reflect Holacracy Spokesperson's voice

Delivering GlassFrog presentations scheduled by Marketing