Ep 63 - Rasmus Frick - Holacracy: The Management Framework That Grew Cognizant Netcentric From 10 to 1,500 Employees in 10 Years

LEADERS IN CONSULTING

Exiting usually means exiting in the world of mergers and acquisitions. But in the case of Cognizant Netcentric, many of the original founders are still on board, which begs the question—what are they doing differently?
In this episode, Rasmus Frick, Director of Consulting and Business Development at Cognizant Netcentric, explores how holacracy, a unique organizational structure that assembles autonomous teams around key purposes, has propelled the former 10-person consultancy into a rapidly growing Cognizant subsidiary that now employs approximately 1,500 people.
You'll learn:
1. What is holacracy as an organizational structure?
2. How does it differ from a traditional corporate hierarchy?
3. How team and individual goals are split across a holacratic organization
4. What is the right time to implement holacracy in your organization?
5. How do you develop and incentivize key players in a flat hierarchical model?
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About Rasmus:
Rasmus has more than 20 years of experience in positions in various industries, and now more than 12 years in IT consulting. He has always focused on IT-related processes that interface between companies and their end customers. Rasmus is leading the global business development team and acts as circle lead of the Holacracy embassy. He holds a diploma in mechanical engineering from ETH Zurich and an Executive MBA from WHU/Kellogg. Besides spending time with his family, he enjoys playing the saxophone and mountain sports.
Find Rasmus on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rasmusfrick/
Rasmus' business book recommendation:
Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen | https://bit.ly/46iYkHY
Factfulness: Wie wir lernen, die Welt so zu sehen, wie sie wirklich ist | Der Bestseller zum Erreichen einer offenen Geisteshaltung für Ansichten und Urteile, die nur auf soliden Fakten basieren by Hans Rosling | https://bit.ly/46AwaI4
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About Cognizant Netcentric:
Cognizant Netcentric is your end-to-end digital partner that transforms brand experiences into next-generation customer engagement. We empower the world’s leading brands to connect with their customers at scale and succeed in the digital era by leveraging Adobe Experience Cloud and other cutting-edge technologies.
Website: http://www.netcentric.biz
Industry: IT Services and IT Consulting
Company size: 1,001–5,000 employees
Headquarters: Zurich, Switzerland
Founded: 2012
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About the host Sammy:
Sammy and SAWOO offer a B2B community-building service that establishes you as a thought leader in your industry and helps you build genuine, human-to-human relationships with your dream clients.
Get in touch with Sammy here on LinkedIn.
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Past guests on the LEADERS IN CONSULTING Podcast include: Friederich von Hurter, Melanie Tobler, Tilman Au, and many more!