Was Google a Freedom Inc?
What happened to Google’s management model We were always doubtful about Google’s claims to be a company based on freedom and responsibility of everyone. Because of this doubt we didn’t go to observe it (though we had solicitations). We were suspicious. It seems...How to win the NCAA Final Four — continuously
Command-and control Bob Knight against liberating leader John Wooden Bob Knight published in WSJ (APRIL 2, 2011) his “Coach’s Guide to the Final Four” which has following tips: At all those tournaments and more, I learned that coaches have to give...
TEDx Talk on the importance of “Why” (and not of “How”)
“Why” businesses and “How” businesses — again We attribute our discovery of the importance of asking “Why” (and not “How”) for building a great business to our encounter in 2005 with Jean-François Zobrist. In 2009 we...Command-and-control doesn’t work in military—since the mid 19th century
The Art of Action or on the superiority of the “why” organizations over the “how” ones by Stephen Bungay Since the Industrial Revolution, it has been claimed that the command-and-control approach to running a business is an imitation of the military, which used it...Harsh winter and the law of unintended consequences
Bureaucracies and icicles lead to victims by Isaac Getz During this December 2010, the municipality of Saint Petersburg has been facing two challenges— both of natural causes. The first has been the nature of the local winter. When the temperature rises up towards 0°C...Follow Freedominc
