Policies like "one-click deploy and one-click rollback" or "no long meetings" are the result of years of hard work. An executive can't just decree "no long mee

Policies like "one-click deploy and one-click rollback" or "no long meetings" are the result of years of hard work. An executive can't just decree "no long meetings" and have it stick. Avoiding long meetings takes a culture of preparation and transparency. It takes clear agendas. It takes people showing up to the meeting knowing the agenda and the material, and being ready to approve, review, brainstorm, or do whatever the agenda calls for. It's hard--and worthwhile--to work on developing that culture. An executive can't decree "one-click deploy" either. Obviously. It too takes a particular culture and a lot of time. As for the perks: it takes a "no magic" culture. If the coffee runs out, some real human has to get more. In a big company, maybe that work can be outsourced. In a pre-revenue startup, there's no magic. You want coffee? Go get some. (They sell it at Starbucks and Costco, you know.) If you have an intern who will tolerate being asked to go fer coffee, send the intern. Dirty bathroom, small company? No magic. Clean the bathroom.