Matt Gilliland

Matt Gilliland

General Company

Purpose:

Essence
HolacracyOne is clarity, sovereignty, love. 

Blessing
HolacracyOne’s blessing is to free people to lead themselves. 

Mission
HolacracyOne’s mission is to create a world with no more victims, no more villains, and no need for saviors. 

Message
"Your organizational form is obsolete. Consciousness needs a bigger channel to do its work. It’s time to allow Love to work through organizations in the same way it works through saints and sages. Organizations are the architects of the future of humanity; make them better."

HolacracyOne uses the purpose discovery framework and four aspects of purpose from Tim Kelley's book "True Purpose".

  • Circle Rep

    from Licensing Ecosystem

    Purpose:

    Tensions relevant to process in a broader Circle channeled out and resolved.

    Accountabilities:

    • 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

  • Legal Liaison

    Purpose:

    Abstract intentions are captured into concretely-defined relationships and legal risks are identified

    Accountabilities:

    • Coordinating contract drafting and legal review/advisory services upon request from other roles
    • Clarifying constructs in the company's operating agreement for partners and prospective partners upon request
    • Minimizing risk to and protecting the interests of the organization and consulting with outside counsel as appropriate
    • Monitoring the organization's GDPR compliance, highlighting risks for relevant internal roles, and driving compliance improvements to reach a tolerable risk level as determined by GCC Circle Lead
    • Researching trademark maintenance requirements and dilution risks when new translations are proposed
    • Filing all required paperwork to maintain the Holacracy Foundation

Licensing Ecosystem

Purpose: Licensees get tons of value out of the licensing program and their clients benefit

  • Brand Protection

    Purpose:

    Protect the integrity of HolacracyOne’s brands

    Accountabilities:

    • Notifying infringing parties within the general public of HolacracyOne’s trademark and copyright rights and requirements, facilitating voluntary compliance whenever practical, and forcing compliance legally when needed with the assistance of @Legal Liaison
    • Monitoring usage of HolacracyOne intellectual property for infringement by the general public
    • Maintaining a list of approved local translations of the word "Holacracy" and considering requests for approval of new translations in light of trademark risks as assessed by @Legal Liaison

  • Circle Rep

    to General Company

    Purpose:

    Tensions relevant to process in a broader Circle channeled out and resolved.

    Accountabilities:

    • 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

  • Licensing Integrity

    Purpose:

    Clean relationship between HolacracyOne and Licensees

    Accountabilities:

    • Monitoring licensee activity for alignment with terms of the licensing agreement and any related quality standards or other requirements.
    • Monitoring Licensees' usage and messaging of the Holacracy brand, and aligning them with @Brand Identity and @Brand_Design standards.
    • Notifying licensees of any possible material breaches of their licensing agreements or related requirements, and supporting licensees in determining available options to cure such a breach

    • Terminating a licensing relationship in any of the following circumstances, in alignment with contract terms:

      1. When a licensee willfully breaches the terms of the licensing agreement
      2. When an unintentional material breach remains uncured after due notice and a reasonable opportunity to address it
      3. When a pattern of substantially-similar breaches continues to recur even after a licensee has been alerted to such pattern and given reasonable time to resolve it
    • Educating Licensees on common compliance issues and supporting Licensees to help align to the program terms

  • Trademark Administrator

    Purpose:

    HolacracyOne's brands legally protected in the right jurisdictions

    Accountabilities:

    • Filing and maintaining trademark registrations in appropriate jurisdictions