Vague directives downwards avoid taking responsibility for failures
Credit flows up, detail flows down
Reshuffles upon takeover are a way of handwashing for previous issues in thr company + a signal of ruthlessness
Why can some Japanese and Dutch companies improve year on year? Karnofsky’s Beethoven - Scientific and Artistic Progress
- what lessons are there from these firms and cathedral builders, why can they either stay true to a mission or accumulate more wealth without being cannibalized by their constituent agents?