The key to management is to get rid of the managers.
The key to getting work done on time is to stop wearing a watch.
The best way to invest corporate profits is to give them to the employees.
The purpose of work is not to make money. The purpose of work is to make the workers,
whether working stiffs or top executives, feel good about life.
Ricardo Semler (CEO Semco, author of "The Seven Day Weekend")
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- Aaron Ross' consulting: www.ceoflow.com/sales-machine. Aaron founded PebbleStorm, which helps people and organizations "make money through enjoyment." Aaron was an EIR (Entrepreneur-in-Residence) at Alloy Ventures, a venture capital firm with over $1 billion under management. At salesforce.com, Aaron created a revolutionary Cold Calling 2.0 inside sales team that sourced $100 million in recurring revenue. Aaron was CEO of LeaseExchange (now eLease.com), an online equipment leasing marketplace. As an entrepreneur, he has been in Time, Businessweek and The Red Herring. Aaron graduated from Stanford University, and is on the advisory boards of Clickability, 4INFO, ConnectAndSell, MYNDNet, AdaptAds, Playboox, AfterCollege, ExpertCEO and Flywheel Ventures. He is an Ironman triathlete, graduate of the Boulder Outdoor Survival School and volunteer mentor at SCORE, "Counselors to America's Small Business".
2 comments:
Aaron: ok, so the answer is Crazy. Look, Ricardo's words sound great; however, he doesn't provide any replacements for what he suggests that we discard.
Managers actually help in organizing how work gets done. They can also be a great source of institutional knowledge.
It's not wearing a watch that's the issue, but rather having good time management skills - then and only then you don't need the watch.
I'm all for giving corporate profits to employees, but then what? How about if you give profits to employees and then have them decide how to spend them to grow the business?
Of course the purpose of work is not to make money - it's to create value. Feeling good about life is one aspect of value, but there is a lot more also.
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- Dr. Jim Anderson
The Accidental Negotiator Blog
Top notch writing. Will have to check out the rest of your posts.
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