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I work for myself and am my own boss. I have tried starting businesses over the years with many friends and co-workers. None of them worked out. Most people
by paulhauggis 13y ago
I work for myself and am my own boss. I have tried starting businesses over the years with many friends and co-workers. None of them worked out.
Most people just don't have the discipline to work on something for 8 hours/day without being told what to do.
I have also joined many meetup groups for various activities /meeting new people. When a group doesn't have a leader, it pretty much doesn't go anywhere until someone takes up the lead and keeps everyone on track.
If you ran a company this way, you would either vote on all decisions (which would be painful and slow) or you have a group of people make these decisions on your behalf (IE: leadership).
It's a small example of human nature and why we still need bosses.
- pekk 13y agoCompletely agree with your observations. But there's a certain nice quality to the leaders being people who provide genuine energy and guidance rather than people who just claim control and demand things. In addition to the passive masses, things like meetup groups tend to attract people who want titles or to boss people around or to take credit for things, but at the same time are really not offering anything that is of value to members. (demanders, not providers) And unfortunately lots of companies are run this way too; the nominal leadership is parasitic and the majority of the constructive force is provided by people who have lower titles, less authority, less control of the environment and don't get credit for anything. Leaderless isn't great but parasitic "leadership" by demanders isn't either.
- jahaja 13y agoSo co-ops are against human nature on the basis of your experience? Blimey.