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Democratic Authority
The basic premise here is that when everyone on your team is able to bring the best of what they’ve got mentally, emotionally, and physically to their work, they are more fulfilled in their jobs, they work better with one another, and the team gets better results. You can’t get that out of people with power, authority, or control. Twitter and Squar
... See moreKim Scott • Radical Candor: Fully Revised & Updated Edition: Be a Kick-Ass Boss Without Losing Your Humanity
One man with no authority suddenly becomes a key figure. Tribes give each of us the very same opportunity. Skill and attitude are essential. Authority is not.
Seth Godin • Tribes: We Need You to Lead Us
A society organized around marketplaces, instead of castles or cloisters, distributes decision-making authority across a much larger network of individual minds.
Steven Johnson • Where Good Ideas Come From
If you agree that a real idea meritocracy is an extremely powerful thing, it should not be a great leap for you to see that giving people the right to see things for themselves is better than forcing them to rely on information processed for them by others.
Ray Dalio • Principles: Life and Work
Those who need leaders are not qualified to choose them. In a sense, asking people to make political decisions is like asking them to forecast the weather. They’re not in a position to do so, and it is silly to expect them to. Democracy entails people who run their businesses well being forced to run their businesses poorly by people who can’t run
... See moreMichael Malice • The New Right: A Journey to the Fringe of American Politics
Without trust in the decision-maker, trust in the process breaks down, and the only important question becomes, “Who decides?”