“There are people who want the comfort and structure of a job where they're given tasks and told what to do. I think it's actually a minority of people. The majority of people don't want that, but I'd say that the companies I've built are full of people with something to prove.” PeopleThinkingWantJobsGivenCompanyComfortProveBuiltTasksMajorityStructureMinorities Author:Mark Pincus
“To survive in modern times, a company must have an organizational structure that accepts change as its basic premise, lets tribal customs thrive, and fosters a power that is derived from respect, not rules. In other words, the successful companies will be the ones that put quality of life first. Do this and the rest - quality of product, productivity of workers, profits for all - will follow.” FirstsQualityCompanyAcceptingSuccessfulModernProductsStructureWorkersProfitProductivityThriveCustomsQuality Of LifePremisesOrganizationalModern TimesAccepting ChangeSuccessful CompanyOrganizational Structure Author:Ricardo Semler
“Oil companies have gas stations. There's this whole huge structure that is about finding a new liquid for the tank. And the idea that maybe there shouldn't be a liquid, that maybe the best is an electrical grid, a sustainably powered electrical grid that we all plug into, that doesn't sit well with oil companies.” WellsIdeasWholeCompanyHugeFindingsStructureOilBeing The BestGasStationsTanksLiquidElectricalPlugsGridsOil CompaniesGas Stations Author:Michael Pollan
“You can look at the cost structure of an incumbent company and discover: where are they not going to be able to drop their prices... because that business model is fundamental to the existence of the company.” LooksAbleExistenceCompanyBuildingCostModelsFundamentalsStructureIncumbentsBusiness Models Author:Aaron Levie
“But just as elevators have changed the shape of buildings and cars have changed the shape of cities, bits will change the shape of organizations, be they companies, nations, or social structures.” NationsSocialBitsCitiesCompanyCarChangedBuildingShapesOrganizationStructureElevatorsSocial Structure Author:Nicholas Negroponte
“In the future the optimal form of industrial organization will be neither small companies nor large ones but network structures that share the advantages of both.” FormCompanyShareAdvantageOrganizationStructureOptimal Book:Trust: the social virtues and the creation of prosperity Source: Trust: the social virtues and the creation of prosperity
“As I have indicated some time ago, I intend to divest my shareholding when I leave the Club. In doing so, my overriding principle is that I shall do what I believe is best for the future of Celtic. I have also indicated my intention that my shareholding will be made available to be held broadly amongst the supporters and existing shareholders of the Club. I believe that this should produce the best structure of ownership for the Club and the Company.” ShouldBelieveMadeI BelieveCompanyPrinciplesProduceStructureIntentionClubsAvailableOwnershipSupporterShareholdersCeltic Author:Fergus McCann