How to Build a Consultancy People Enjoy Working for
summary
Three consultancies disclose concrete practices: a sustained 20% time allocation for learning and outbound content, company-funded hardware choice and branch offices to avoid permanent travel, and a deliberate move from 30 employees to about 500 employees with self-organization and few performance bonuses. New hires do a 6 week office University in Pune, long term assignments run 12–18 months, employees publish over 80 books, and recruiting avoids no referral bonuses while keeping all company metrics open except individual salaries.
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chapters (11)
- 0:00Start
- 15:13Employer advice
- 16:58Respect life beyond the job
- 18:11Value families
- 19:25Don't save on equipment
- 20:48Don't save on education
- 24:46Trust your people
- 27:02Avoid gag orders
- 28:25Respect leavers
- 29:11Create a diverse workplace
- 38:40High values alignment, loosely coupled
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