Zappos is pitching Holacracy as an innovative management concept. But similar systems have been tried before — and most have failed.

Holacracy: Why Zappos Continues to Disrupt Itself Tony Hsieh, CEO of Zappos, is a great leader who is unafraid of breaking current models that serve Zappos well in exchange for new models that ...

David Logan says holacracy, an organizational system that gets rid of hierarchy, might work at a company like Zappos.

Zappos, the online clothing retailer and Amazon subsidiary, has spent the past year and a half conducting a peculiar experiment. It’s called holacracy, and it’s the somewhat radical notion ...

Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh. Charley Gallay/Getty Images Since last summer, Zappos has been operating as a full-blown "Holacracy," an experimental way of running a company that gets rid of traditional ...

Holacracy at Zappos // Holacracy has allowed Zappos, an online shoe and clothing shop, to stay agile and innovative in the midst of rapid growth.

Meet the Man Who Helped Turn Zappos Upside Down Brian Robertson is a “recovering CEO.” He’s also the guy behind holacracy–the buzzy management idea that’s convincing CEOs to rip up the ...

"Anything that happens at Zappos is up for evolution or change," said John Bunch, technical adviser to the CEO who has led the company's transition to holacracy.

Zappos.com founder Tony Hsieh embraced the Holacracy ethic so deeply that the online shoe company executive asked all employees to adopt it, or leave with pay.

David Logan says holacracy, an organizational system that gets rid of hierarchy, might work at a company like Zappos.