Culture

That Which We Know – And That Which Must Change

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So last column I mentioned that some businesses and companies were probably only surviving (perhaps even poorly) because they had simply become social institutions. We are used to these companies, and that keeps them from evolving–or dying off appropriately. So I asked myself, what companies and so forth were probably surviving due to a large part of sheer familiarity? The answer was pretty illustrative.

Here are a few I came up with.  This is in no way the end all-be-all.

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Are Some Businesses Around Because They’re Familiar?

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There are many things we can say a business is. A business is a tool to deliver goods, or do tasks. A businesses away to consolidate and in theory improve economic functions. A business is a way for people to effectively earn a living. There are many things indeed that we can say a business is.

(Yes, I could talk about corruption and so forth, but stick with me here.)

The business is also social institution and understanding that is important to analyze the future of businesses–when they actually have any.

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Book Review: ReWork

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Rework
by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson
# ISBN-10: 9780307463746
# ISBN-13: 978-0307463746

PROS:

  • Easily accessible writing style, it feels like to talk with an equal.
  • Genuinely useful advice and insights.
  • Written in bite-–sized chunks making it easy to read, use, and recommend.

CONS:

  • Some of the advice is very obvious
  • Not all of the advice will be applicable depending on your situation.

SUMMARY: Useful, and at times surprisingly insightful collection of business and work advice room the founders of 37 signals.com.

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