Minds Almost Meeting

Management (Agnes Callard & Robin Hanson)

Mar 30, 2023

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Episode notes

Introduction

3min

The Disappointment of the CEO

2min

The Disdiscretion of CEOs

4min

The Dark World of Management

2min

The Constraints of the Capitalist Economy

3min

The Importance of Maintaining Knowledge

3min

Feudalism and the Alternatives

2min

The Selection Effect of Productivity in the Economy

2min

The Value of Human Beings

2min

10.

Why the CEO Can't Tamp Down Interior Battles

3min

11.

The Problem of Human Beings

5min

12.

The Art of Pitching a Proposal

2min

13.

The Importance of Having an Agenda

3min

14.

The Relationship Between the Lower Level and the Upper Level

2min

15.

The Importance of Knowledge in Productivity

3min

16.

The Economic Benefits of the Spear Technology

3min

17.

The Cost of Maintenance in a Firm

4min

18.

The Importance of Controlling the Narrative

4min

19.

The Importance of Secrecy in a Firm

2min

20.

The Benefits of Teamwork

2min

21.

The Importance of Information Silos in Firms

3min

22.

The Hard to Believe Pressure to Replace a Battery

2min

23.

The Importance of Honesty in Recommendations

2min

24.

Should I Replace the Battery?

3min

View the transcript for this episode here: ⁠⁠https://mindsalmostmeeting.com/episodes/management

Imagine two smart curious friendly and basically truth-seeking people, but from very different intellectual traditions. Traditions with different tools, priorities, and ground rules. What would they discuss? Would they talk past each other? Make any progress? Would anyone want to hear them? Economist Robin Hanson and philosopher Agnes Callard decided to find out.

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