No, holacracy is not a new form of government based on the Spanish word for “hello.” The word actually comes from the Greek for “whole.” Holacracy is the latest alternative to the traditional corporate organizational structure, and it has become something of a buzzword across the business world. In 2014, Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh told

When setting up a management system, most organizations must choose between a top-down vs. bottom-up approach. For most of the history of American business, a straightforward, top-down management has dominated: supervisors give employees tasks, and then employees complete them within a set time frame. Top-down management remains the basis for most organizations across all industries.