I guess I don't understand why anyone would think this is a recent innovation. It's been known for a very long time that the best "managers" are the ones that surround themselves with good motivated people, identify a task, enable their people (if they need it), and then get the hell out of the way.
"Holacracy" isn't a new concept. DBA's have been working under such conditions for a long time.
--Jeff Moden
Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.