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Re:How a Radical Shift to "Self-Management" Left Zappos Reeling by ergothus on Monday March 07, 2016 @12:03PM (#11239940)
From the outside, I think a lot is demonstrated by comparing Valve and Zappos

Namely, Valve just did it, Zappos made a big deal about doing it

( I know that Zappos consulted Valve about their organization, at least according to a friend that works at Valve, but no idea what Zappos took from that consultation )

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Re:How a Radical Shift to "Self-Management" Left Zappos Reeling by aetherson on Monday March 07, 2016 @05:42PM (#11242343)
In all fairness, Zappos has about 5x the number of employees as Valve, according to a quick Google. That's the kind of thing that matters a lot.
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Re:How a Radical Shift to "Self-Management" Left Zappos Reeling by officialchicken on Monday March 07, 2016 @03:36PM (#11241418)
And valve's handbook is short, 37 pages of common sense English, cover and blank pages, and some great full and half page illustrations in a pdf [1]. It seems Zappos requires a translator, proprietary HR software, and at least one consultant along with whatever they call training.

[1] http://www.valvesoftware.com/company/Valve_Handbook_LowRes.p...

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