March 2019 - Zillion Consulting Group

“Holacracy” by Brian Robertson – BOOK SUMMARY

Posted on March 5, 2019August 9, 2020 by admin

Holacracy by Brian Robertson… the new management system that made headline news when Zappos asked that all its employees follow the system or take a pay to resign, and 14% of the employees took the option to leave. — Sign up to receive free weekly video book summaries at http://www.bookvideoclub.com —

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