Brian Robertson

Brian Robertson

Board

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"Your organizational form is obsolete.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."

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

  • Constitution Steward

    Purpose:

    The Holacracy Constitution; legally-grounded, projection-free, & continually-evolving

    Domains:

    • Holacracy Constitution Content

    Accountabilities:

    • 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

  • Financial Steward

    Purpose:

    Steward the organization's financial reserves, with harmony and balance across all stakeholders

    Domains:

    • Distributions to our Members and Partners, including advances on distributions
    • The Organization's Target Base Draw
    • The Organization's tax returns

    Accountabilities:

    • Determining the organization's Distributable Cash Flow for each relevant period
    • Setting the Organization's Target Base Draw

  • Holacracy Spokesperson

    Purpose:

    Crystalize & convey the Holacracy brand - reveal its why to the world

    Accountabilities:

    • 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
    • Creating easy to share resources that inspire people towards deeper engagement with Holacracy and self-management, including videos, blog posts, and books

  • Investor Rep (for C Unit Holders)

    Purpose:

    Investors are happy with their investment in the Company

    Domains:

    Accountabilities:

    • There are no accountabilities defined for this role.

  • Legal Foundation

    Purpose:

    Exquisite foundational legal docs for the company

    Domains:

    • Partnership Grant Agreements

    Accountabilities:

    • Crafting and evolving the organization's foundational legal docs, including its operating agreement, partnership grant agreements, and unit subscription docs

  • Partnership Steward

    Purpose:

    The circle has the requisite partners and partner relationships for its needs and context

    Accountabilities:

    • There are no accountabilities defined for this role.

  • Purpose Guide

    Purpose:

    Guide the organization towards its higher purpose

    Domains:

    Accountabilities:

    • Identifying and proposing updates to the purpose of the organization when appropriate
    • Monitoring the @General Company'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