Company Culture

2) Clear Roles & Decision Rights

Without clear swim lanes and decision rights, individuals on teams feel disempowered and projects tend to stall out. This often happens when leaders are hesitant to explicitly give up their own power or when they want to maintain the appearance that the team is a democracy. High-performing teams have clear roles for... See more

The thing that will endure for 100 years, the way it has for most 100 year companies, is the culture. The culture is what creates the foundation for all future innovation. If you break the culture, you break the machine that creates your products.