tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23748928.post4917408388470350824..comments2023-06-12T04:16:09.511-04:00Comments on Another blue puzzle piece: The Rule of 150, minus threeetbnchttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03705201307328226917noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23748928.post-53023530820475087082007-10-02T12:14:00.000-04:002007-10-02T12:14:00.000-04:00No idle question that. In three very diverse conv...No idle question that. In three very diverse conversations with three friends of very different backgrounds and ages, one with relatives in Israel who led a committed Kibbutznik socialist life, one a libertarian communist who founded a long lived and financially stable commune and one a recent addition to an ecovillage community of co-housing enthusiasts...each of them wondered about the decay or dysfunction of those groups that might be attributed to two things: having more people involved and any one person could really deal with and having to live at closer quarters than any group larger than a nuclear family is commonly expected to do.<BR/><BR/>BTW, there are many echos of your thoughts on the "right size" for a company, e.g. Tektronix founders thought: <A HREF="https://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Tektronix-Inc-Company-History.html" REL="nofollow">It was also during the 1950s that "Tek culture" began to take shape. Even before the company was founded, Murdock had insisted that future employees would be treated with respect, everyone would be on a first-name basis, and there would be no perks for executives. Murdock even talked about the ideal size for a company to maintain a casual, family atmosphere--no more than a few dozen people. Although Tektronix paid lower wages than other manufacturers in the Portland area, the company provided medical coverage, profit sharing, and other benefits. There were few unbreakable rules, and engineers were encouraged to pursue their individual interests. Tek culture was praised by management consultants, and Tektronix was cited in the book The 100 Best Companies to Work for in America. However, Tek culture was later blamed for some of the company's inability to adjust to competitive changes in the 1980s.</A>GreenSmilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07126239521640810895noreply@blogger.com