Many organisations struggle to build structures that balance leadership and equality. Traditional hierarchies often lead to inefficiency, lack of clarity, and a stifling of innovation. Employees can feel disconnected or undervalued, and companies can lose sight of their mission in pursuit of profits.
Mark Vletter’s approach offers a different way forwards. By embracing self-management and holacracy, organisations can create a culture where decisions are made collectively, accountability is clear, and everyone has a voice. Steward ownership ensures the company’s mission is safeguarded for the long-term, free from the pressures of maximizing shareholder profit.
This conversation will help you
- Create clarity on accountability without traditional hierarchies
- Hire people who are strong where you're weak and who can constructively disagree with you
- Transition to steward ownership, where a company's mission is safeguarded beyond individual interests
Highlights
- [00:07:11] Mark is given an ultimatum
- [00:09:48] Mark's first hire
- [00:14:01] Transitioning to holacracy
- [00:18:23] On the desire for constant improvement
- [00:21:35] Moving Voys to a steward ownership model
- [00:26:12] Does everyone want to be a leader?
- [00:27:28] Communicating vertically vs listening with curiosity
- [00:32:40] Fear is a bad advisor
- [00:37:01] Your organisation is part of a bigger ecosystem
- [00:41:09] What Fearless Forward means for Mark
- [00:42:23] Takeaways from Sally-Anne
Resources
What is Fearless Forward?
At some point in our lives we all get scared – of making the wrong decision, of not being a good parent, or that everyone will figure out we’re just making it up as we go.
I’ve spent years helping leaders work through fear, stress, and uncertainty. Now I’m making a podcast about how they face their fears and come out stronger.
It’s for founders, leaders, and business owners who feel like they’re constantly fighting uphill and not finding the balance they need to be effective at work and present at home.