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24 alternatives to Holacracy

The groundbreaking new management system adopted by Zappos

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Holacracy launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Holacracy▲71

   New management system for a rapidly changing world

   2015 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Reinventing Organizations▲77

   A new kind of organization

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Netocracy▲56

   The new power elite and life after capitalism

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Startupland▲118

   The story of Zendesk: From idea to IPO

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   The Zero-Sum Society▲61

   Distribution and the possibilities for economic change

   2016 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   High Output Management▲158

   The bible for startup management

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   a16z Podcast: Teams, Trust, and Object Lessons▲89

   Management books are actually military books

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   High Output Management▲63

   With a New Forward by Ben Horowitz

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Team of Teams▲61

   New rules of engagement for a complex world

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    High Output Management▲26

    The art and science of management

    2015 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The Book of CMS▲78

    Comprehensive guide to choosing a content management system

    2017 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    The Myth of the Strong Leader▲70

    Political leadership in the modern age

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The Rational Optimist▲77

    How prosperity evolves

    2015 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Balance of Power▲59

    International politics as the ultimate global game

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Collective Genius: The Art and Practice of Leading Innovation▲61

    How to harness the collective genius of the people

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    The Art of Strategy▲68

    A game theorist's guide to success in business and life

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Innovator's Solution▲69

    Creating and sustaining successful growth

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    UNBOSS▲64

    Conventional understanding of management and work reimagined

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Sovereign Individual▲77

    Mastering the Transition to the Information Age

    2016 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Inventology▲72

    How we dream up things that change the world

    2016 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    The Startup Owner's Manual▲75

    Great book from the Godfather of startups

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Alcoholics Anonymous▲70

    aka "The Big Book"

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    The Organized Mind▲70

    Thinking straight in the age of information overload

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    The Master Switch▲71

    : The Rise and Fall of Information Empires

    2015 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →