How to have a calm company. It's time to put an end to the era of overwork, chaos, stress and annoying "I'm not keeping up".
Admiration is no longer reaped by the workaholic, but by those who, while maintaining their professionalism, manage to enjoy their afternoons off and weekends in peace and manage to get a good night's sleep.
The revolutionaries of corporate culture and authors of the bestseller Restart, among others the creators of the Basecamp platform (without which this news would not have been published, as Melvil "runs" entirely on Basecamp), come up with another revolutionary concept: CLOSE COMPANY. It's a place where management actively cares for the most valuable asset at its disposal - its employees. After all, their time and energy is their most precious resource - and only short-sighted management will let their employees' passion burn out.
The authors herald that it is time to stop celebrating "madness" and start celebrating "peace". Fried and Heinemeier Hanson can back up their arguments: When Basecamp was founded, peace became a pillar of the company culture. At Work Doesn't Have to Be Crazy is a practical and inspiring distillation of insights and experiences that any manager or boss can put into practice - no matter what industry or company. It's a guide for tomorrow's management. Remember: your work doesn't have to be a madhouse and you don't have to answer emails on Sunday afternoons.
THE AUTHOR'S WORD"So imagine the reactions when we tell people we don't have any targets. Not at all. No target number of customers, no sales targets, no target income, no specific profit targets (other than being in profit). Really. We understand how it works - we just don't care. . And if you have to have a goal, how about just not going broke and quitting? Or serve your customers well? Or be a pleasant workplace? Just because these goals are harder to express in numbers doesn't mean they are less important."
