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The Maze Is in the Mouse
The very distinct problem of organisational bloat and diseconomy of scale with hiring people is apparent here. Instead of having 1:1s with their direct report, management tells employees to write daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports listing what they’ve been doing. Not to mention the inefficiencies caused by hiring - it takes time to get n... See more
Lillian Li • Things Not Being Said About Chinese Tech Management
What I discovered was a company exulting in creative disorganization, even if the creativity was not always as substantial as hoped for.
Steven Levy • In The Plex: How Google Thinks, Works, and Shapes Our Lives
Page named Harris to the newly invented position of “product philosopher.” But then: Nothing much changed. In a 2016 profile in the Atlantic, Harris blamed the lack of changes to the “inertia” of the organization and a lack of clarity about what he was advocating.