#NoEmployees - Eliminating the divide between shareholders and programmers
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Explains the #NoEmployees idea aimed at removing the separation between shareholders and programmers by changing how work and ownership are structured; discusses practical approaches for aligning programmers with ownership and decision-making, likely covering models that eliminate traditional employee roles and integrate contributors more directly into company ownership.
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- 0:00Intro
- 2:59To encourage you to explore If you want to find a situation where you can do what you love
- 5:00We went to the Big Dogs Empowered people Built self-organizing teams Transformed to Agile Made them SAFE
- 6:32The shift is already happening Big companies need cutting-edge creative and knowledge work done.
- 7:02Other signals Wage transparency Flat organizations (though, not many of them really are) Really innovative organizations
- 7:57#NoEmployees Our kind of new dog!
- 8:09Could there be really simple solution?
- 8:26Our simplest thing NoEmployees
- 10:43CAPITAL in the Twenty-First Century
- 13:31How? Shared ownership Access to shared ownership to new fellows
- 18:23Fellowship over boundaries We kind of hoped for something like this What emerged took us by surprise In a good way
- 18:42Partners in selling, people want to sell our offering Cool venture collaboration opportunities Collaboration opportunities x 4, everyone of us grows our network for real
- 20:27Capitalism wants you to do it Starting great things is exciting
- 21:24NOT by scaling upwards not in personnel count for example The idea is to increase impact, right?
- 23:07By growing new pods, encouraging teams with a vision and good setup. Buurtzorg style!
- 24:32Trust #NoEmployees grows trust We are not seen as competition, but as collaborators.
- 26:29Shared purpose Freedom vs. Shared Focus Alignment
- 27:47Survival vs. Greatness Traditional topic
- 28:55Minimum viable organization What structure is needed? Away from consensus Emerging planning
- 29:55How can you get do what you love in your own way?
- 30:26There are alternatives to teaching old dogs new tricks
- 33:28You can build trust and partnerships It is easier if your model is not the same as everyone elses
- 33:41Last Words We need more experiments on organizations That means to us
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