This is the shift at the heart of Holacracy: the recognition that when the core authority structure and processes of an organization fundamentally hold space for everyone to have and use power, and do not allow anyone—even a leader—to co-opt the power of others, then we no longer need to rely on leaders who empower others. Instead we have something much more powerful: a space where we can all find our own empowerment, and a system that protects that space regardless of the actions of any one individual, whatever his or her position.
