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So all that past myth, of Intel being a uniquely talented company as the reason for Intel's leadership was false ? And it was mostly about the standard "experi

by petra 8y ago

So all that past myth, of Intel being a uniquely talented company as the reason for Intel's leadership was false ? And it was mostly about the standard "experience curve", i.e. the fact that larger volumes being manufactured generally lead to better results ?

chrisco255 8y ago
Just because a company loses its competitive edge doesn't mean that they weren't better at what they did at one point. Sears just filed bankruptcy, but that doesn't take away the impact they had on retail throughout the 20th century.
- petra 8y ago
  No one could take Intel's role in history. But why did they have such a role is still an interesting question.
ChuckMcM 8y ago
In my experience, no company is uniquely talented forever. The reasons for that are complex as well (Christensen did a good job of sketching the mechanisms in the Innovator's Dilemma). Every time you have a CEO change there is a new vision of the "secret of this company's success" which is likely not the same as the previous CEOs vision. As a result different things get emphasized, or priorities get shifted, and then the next thing you know that center of excellence isn't as excellent as it once was. From an organizational dynamics point of view it really shows the value of process as a means of preserving institutional integrity and durability, but we're humans and communities change. So companies change, some employees leave, some new ones show up, and the mix may not be as effective as the previous mix in getting stuff done. I really admire Dan Warmenhoven's management philosophy which was very low politics. People serve their ambition in one of two ways, by lifting up the community around them or by pushing everyone but themselves down. The latter type destroy companies and senior management's role is to be the antibody that detects and then removes the offending folks. So you need to build a healthy community of employees who are working toward lifting the company further. The people who do that, and the community itself, however move on eventually, and the special quality of the group can erode over time.
- ksec 8y ago
  >I really admire Dan Warmenhoven's management philosophy which was very low politics. People serve their ambition in one of two ways, by lifting up the community around them or by pushing everyone but themselves down. Is there a book about it ?

by petra 8y ago

chrisco255 8y ago

Just because a company loses its competitive edge doesn't mean that they weren't better at what they did at one point. Sears just filed bankruptcy, but that doesn't take away the impact they had on retail throughout the 20th century.

petra 8y ago
No one could take Intel's role in history. But why did they have such a role is still an interesting question.

ChuckMcM 8y ago

In my experience, no company is uniquely talented forever. The reasons for that are complex as well (Christensen did a good job of sketching the mechanisms in the Innovator's Dilemma). Every time you have a CEO change there is a new vision of the "secret of this company's success" which is likely not the same as the previous CEOs vision. As a result different things get emphasized, or priorities get shifted, and then the next thing you know that center of excellence isn't as excellent as it once was. From an organizational dynamics point of view it really shows the value of process as a means of preserving institutional integrity and durability, but we're humans and communities change. So companies change, some employees leave, some new ones show up, and the mix may not be as effective as the previous mix in getting stuff done. I really admire Dan Warmenhoven's management philosophy which was very low politics. People serve their ambition in one of two ways, by lifting up the community around them or by pushing everyone but themselves down. The latter type destroy companies and senior management's role is to be the antibody that detects and then removes the offending folks. So you need to build a healthy community of employees who are working toward lifting the company further. The people who do that, and the community itself, however move on eventually, and the special quality of the group can erode over time.

ksec 8y ago
>I really admire Dan Warmenhoven's management philosophy which was very low politics. People serve their ambition in one of two ways, by lifting up the community around them or by pushing everyone but themselves down. Is there a book about it ?