Good Profit
by Charles G. Koch, Paul Michael · first published 2015
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- High-Ouput Management - Five Disfunctions of a Team - The Goal - Principles by Ray Dalio - Good Profit by Charles Koch All of the books above cover some aspect of what you want but don’t seem to cover the whole picture. Further, a lot of it comes down to shared mental models. If you are coming from the…
on “Ask HN: Best book / resources on leadership, especially for tech teams?” ↗Koch Industries Truly unique culture (go read Good Profit). Shockingly flexible organization, willing to do what’s best in the long run, and is investing tens of billions dollars in technology across numerous industries (Infor and Molex at one end of the spectrum…
on “Ask HN: Who's not sucky to work for?” ↗While I'm not a fan, this is the crux of the Charles Koch book "Good Profit." In short, government oversight / over-reach quickly becomes a game of favoritism and distorted markets. Like it or not, it's hard to argue with that theory.
on “Ex-Google Employee Urges Lawmakers to Take on Company” ↗