Chapter
Restructuring the Company
16:01 - 22:17 (06:16)
The speaker talks about why he had to fire all of his managers and directors over an entire weekend and restructure the company completely, due to the amount of sabotage, calcification, and resistance to change he encountered.
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The speaker shares his experience with trying to change things in a workplace and dealing with resistance from employees who were not on board with the changes.
16:01 - 18:56 (02:54)
Summary
The speaker shares his experience with trying to change things in a workplace and dealing with resistance from employees who were not on board with the changes. He discusses the impact of unconscious sabotage and how it can affect productivity and progress.
ChapterRestructuring the Company
Episode#229: Ricardo Semler -- The Seven-Day Weekend and How to Break the Rules
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
A former executive discusses firing 16-17 managers and directors, including the CEO and CFO, and spending the weekend going through their filing cabinets to figure out what was going on in the company.
18:56 - 22:17 (03:21)
Summary
A former executive discusses firing 16-17 managers and directors, including the CEO and CFO, and spending the weekend going through their filing cabinets to figure out what was going on in the company. He reflects on the difficult decision and the conversations he had with himself before taking action.