Jordan Peterson

And certainly in the military, the more that capacity is distributed down the ranks, the more effective the military is going to be because that means that competent people can make local decisions in the environment as it changes without relying on or defaulting to a slow moving chain of command that has shaky allegiance to begin with.

And certainly in the military, the more that capacity is distributed down the ranks, the more effective the military is going to be because that means that competent people can make local decisions in the environment as it changes without relying on or defaulting to a slow moving chain of command that has shaky allegiance to begin with.

What you want in your business too. You want to hire super competent people and you want to offer them a deal that they're thrilled about so they're maximally motivated. This is something capitalists do a very bad job of communicating to young people. It's like, I'm the boss. That's the stereotypical view of an evil capitalist. And I tell my minions what to do. And they do it or else.

What you want in your business too. You want to hire super competent people and you want to offer them a deal that they're thrilled about so they're maximally motivated. This is something capitalists do a very bad job of communicating to young people. It's like, I'm the boss. That's the stereotypical view of an evil capitalist. And I tell my minions what to do. And they do it or else.

What you want in your business too. You want to hire super competent people and you want to offer them a deal that they're thrilled about so they're maximally motivated. This is something capitalists do a very bad job of communicating to young people. It's like, I'm the boss. That's the stereotypical view of an evil capitalist. And I tell my minions what to do. And they do it or else.

It's like no one will work for you productively under those circumstances.

It's like no one will work for you productively under those circumstances.

It's like no one will work for you productively under those circumstances.

Well, that means the tyrant is his own obstacle to his growth. Because a good manager makes himself irrelevant as rapidly as possible. And then he's free to go do something else. That's the payoff. Why would I give up that control? It's like, you want control? Really? You want control, do you? Or do you want... How about distributed competence as an alternative to control? That's a good deal.

Well, that means the tyrant is his own obstacle to his growth. Because a good manager makes himself irrelevant as rapidly as possible. And then he's free to go do something else. That's the payoff. Why would I give up that control? It's like, you want control? Really? You want control, do you? Or do you want... How about distributed competence as an alternative to control? That's a good deal.

Well, that means the tyrant is his own obstacle to his growth. Because a good manager makes himself irrelevant as rapidly as possible. And then he's free to go do something else. That's the payoff. Why would I give up that control? It's like, you want control? Really? You want control, do you? Or do you want... How about distributed competence as an alternative to control? That's a good deal.

And it also means you have to be very... selective in your choice of employees and partners and in the manner in which you structure your deals. And you don't want to get one up on one of your partners. That's a very foolish attitude because, well, they won't partner with you again. And they're certainly not going to give their best once they figured out that they've been had.

And it also means you have to be very... selective in your choice of employees and partners and in the manner in which you structure your deals. And you don't want to get one up on one of your partners. That's a very foolish attitude because, well, they won't partner with you again. And they're certainly not going to give their best once they figured out that they've been had.

And it also means you have to be very... selective in your choice of employees and partners and in the manner in which you structure your deals. And you don't want to get one up on one of your partners. That's a very foolish attitude because, well, they won't partner with you again. And they're certainly not going to give their best once they figured out that they've been had.

And you can pat yourself on the back for being smarter than them, but you're not likely. They just trusted you and you weren't trustworthy. And now they've discovered it. Okay, so this movie now, so you're working collaboratively with the director. So that must have been fun. You must have learned a lot from doing that. Learned a ton. Yeah, I bet. I bet. And so it's in the editing phase.

And you can pat yourself on the back for being smarter than them, but you're not likely. They just trusted you and you weren't trustworthy. And now they've discovered it. Okay, so this movie now, so you're working collaboratively with the director. So that must have been fun. You must have learned a lot from doing that. Learned a ton. Yeah, I bet. I bet. And so it's in the editing phase.

And you can pat yourself on the back for being smarter than them, but you're not likely. They just trusted you and you weren't trustworthy. And now they've discovered it. Okay, so this movie now, so you're working collaboratively with the director. So that must have been fun. You must have learned a lot from doing that. Learned a ton. Yeah, I bet. I bet. And so it's in the editing phase.

And do you have anything to do with the editing? Because that's also unbelievably, you man, skilled editor, that's a valuable person. That's another thing for all you people who are out there watching, listening, you young people. If you can learn to edit, cut.

And do you have anything to do with the editing? Because that's also unbelievably, you man, skilled editor, that's a valuable person. That's another thing for all you people who are out there watching, listening, you young people. If you can learn to edit, cut.

And do you have anything to do with the editing? Because that's also unbelievably, you man, skilled editor, that's a valuable person. That's another thing for all you people who are out there watching, listening, you young people. If you can learn to edit, cut.