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INTRODUCTION — The Roseto Mystery
Read: INTRODUCTION — The Roseto MysteryFrom Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell — ← Back to chapter overviewShareRoseto, Pennsylvania looks like an ordinary immigrant town, yet for decades it produces an…
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APPENDIX — Tools and protocols for Bridgewater’s idea meritocracy.
Read: APPENDIX — Tools and protocols for Bridgewater’s idea meritocracy.From Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio — ← Back to chapter overviewSharePrinciples stay abstract unless they are embedded in repeatable practices. The appendix points to concrete…
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CONCLUSION — Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio
Read: CONCLUSION — Principles: Life and Work by Ray DalioFrom Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio — ← Back to chapter overviewShareThe most valuable shift is treating principles as living tools. They are meant to be…
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CHAPTER 31 — Work principles: putting it all together
Read: CHAPTER 31 — Work principles: putting it all togetherFrom Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio — ← Back to chapter overviewShareWork becomes effective when culture, people, and machine-design reinforce each other. Truth without the right…
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CHAPTER 30 — And for heaven’s sake, don’t overlook governance!
Read: CHAPTER 30 — And for heaven’s sake, don’t overlook governance!From Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio — ← Back to chapter overviewShareGovernance is the safeguard that keeps the machine from drifting into hidden power, unclear accountability,…
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CHAPTER 29 — Use tools and protocols to shape how work is done
Read: CHAPTER 29 — Use tools and protocols to shape how work is doneFrom Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio — ← Back to chapter overviewSharePeople rely on habits. Tools and protocols shape those habits by making the desired behavior…
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CHAPTER 28 — Do what you set out to do
Read: CHAPTER 28 — Do what you set out to doFrom Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio — ← Back to chapter overviewShareExecution is where good plans go to die. The gap between intent and action is…
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CHAPTER 27 — Design improvements to your machine to get around your problems
Read: CHAPTER 27 — Design improvements to your machine to get around your problemsFrom Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio — ← Back to chapter overviewShareAfter diagnosis comes design: changing the system so it produces better outcomes. Good design is…
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CHAPTER 26 — Diagnose problems to get at their roots
Read: CHAPTER 26 — Diagnose problems to get at their rootsFrom Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio — ← Back to chapter overviewShareFixing symptoms feels productive, but it leaves the cause intact. Diagnosis is the discipline of…
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CHAPTER 25 — Perceive and don’t tolerate problems
Read: CHAPTER 25 — Perceive and don’t tolerate problemsFrom Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio — ← Back to chapter overviewShareProblems are signals that the machine is misfiring. The worst response is to normalize them…
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CHAPTER 24 — Manage as someone operating a machine to achieve a goal
Read: CHAPTER 24 — Manage as someone operating a machine to achieve a goalFrom Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio — ← Back to chapter overviewShareAn organization is a machine made of people, processes, and decisions. Managing well means understanding…
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To build and evolve your machine…
Read: To build and evolve your machine…From Principles: Life and Work by Ray Dalio — ← Back to chapter overviewShare← CHAPTER 23 — Constantly train, test, evaluate, and sort peopleCHAPTER 24 — Manage as…