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It’s OK for employees to say no

Excerpted from Zingerman’s Guide to Good Leading, Part 2: A Lapsed Anarchist’s Approach to Being a Better Leader From the outside in we need to encourage others—especially those who aren’t accustomed to working this way— … Continued

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Anarcho-Capitalism: Framed in Free Choice

Excerpted from Zingerman’s Guide to Good Leading, Part 2: A Lapsed Anarchist’s Approach to Being a Better Leader It’s an interesting construct, one that seems like it should be a no-brainer, but I think is … Continued

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Natural Law #12: Great organizations are appreciative, and the people in them have more fun

I added this one to the list fairly recently. It’s not that having fun is a novel idea—here at Zingerman’s we’ve had it written into our guiding principles for years. But we long ago realized … Continued

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Natural Law #11: It generally takes a lot longer to make something great happen than people think

Early on in our work together Paul taught me that, in his view, “Professionalism means sticking with something long after the glamour has worn off.” Everything I’ve seen, heard, and learned since has supported that … Continued

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Natural Law #10: Whatever your strengths are, they will likely lead straight into your weaknesses

It took me a really long time to recognize the truth of this law. But having realized the reality of it I can’t recall a single time that it hasn’t proven true. I can tell … Continued

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Natural Law #9: Success means you get better problems

Although most of us are raised with the belief that effective work eliminates problems, the reality is quite different. We’re always going to have problems. The key is to pick the problems you want and … Continued