It seems like an easy question of efficiency to me. Can passion scale to large corporations? I don't think so, though perhaps large complex systems can be abstr

It seems like an easy question of efficiency to me. Can passion scale to large corporations? I don't think so, though perhaps large complex systems can be abstracted into a hierarchy of simply modules. THe solution is not performance reviews, it's "small businesses". ('middle management' is just a stereotype from poor implementations of the hierarchy...i hope) from my own comment on the blog: Except that the talented people are going to the companies that give them good salaries and benefits and treat them with respect. The important thing for employers is to hire good people who respect the company and themselves, and thus do good work. The important thing for employees is to work for good companies that respect them, and thus provide decent responsibilities (job ownership) and power (salary, benefits).