The Working Dead
summary
Claims an 8 Value-Steps playbook to inoculate against “Zompany” decay and flip top‑heavy firms into adaptable organizations, arguing purpose, partnership, transparency and trust beat profit‑only rules. Recommends concrete tools: StrengthsFinder ($10) to map strengths, Holacracy and Working Out Loud to shift roles and make work observable. Cites Uber TaskRabbit Fiverr as drivers of the gig‑economy and examples (Google Facebook Nike Icanhascheezburger Menlo Zappos Medium) as reference points.
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chapters (24)
- 0:00Introduction
- 3:14Suicide by work reality check
- 4:42No future no dignity
- 6:08Money as bottom line
- 8:05Rules breed gaming
- 10:19Fear creates crisis
- 12:10Toxic workplace culture
- 15:02Feudal companies top
- 16:49Work Pakka Lips to Job Vana
- 18:35Purpose over profit
- 21:48Mission vs intrinsic purpose
- 23:55Partnership over hierarchy
- 25:41Millennials and leadership
- 27:38Trust and accountability
- 30:35Transparency and working out loud
- 33:50Fearless transformation
- 34:55Play to strengths
- 36:24Adaptation and full stack
- 38:14Roles over rules
- 39:58Holacracy and responsibility
- 41:24Greatness through purpose
- 43:31Overcoming cynicism
- 44:18Finding purpose
- 45:00Q&A
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