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Interesting, I'll have to get a copy of that book. It goes to show how difficult succession planning and keeping a culture is, once the founders retire or leave
by scrlk 3y ago
Interesting, I'll have to get a copy of that book. It goes to show how difficult succession planning and keeping a culture is, once the founders retire or leave.
I'm reminded of the "HP Origins" video from 2006. There's a clip of Bill Hewlett towards the end, talking about the HP Way:
> "We hope that the people that'll follow us will have the same ideas...I don't think that a lot of these fundamental positions are going to change very much; they're too ingrained in the organisation." [0]
Sadly, this didn't come to pass.
[0] https://youtu.be/Iqv6DhtLay4?t=1327 https://youtu.be/Iqv6DhtLay4?t=1327
- AlbertCory 3y agoFunny, my knowledge of HP (three separate visits) came from the John Young / Lew Platt eras. I thought they were already getting stodgy and mediocre, although the folks were just great to work with. No big egos at all. It was a nice company. Walter Hewlett and David Packard, Jr. really should have been groomed to take over. No skin in the game like having your name on the company.