Insight To Action Inspirational Insights Podcast

Nearsoft is a software development company with a distinct advantage in attracting and retaining talented developers. In 2007 it all started with 8 staff that is now 240 and growing world-wide. Co-founder Matt Perez is viewed as a pioneer in workplace innovation by my colleague Doug Kirkpatrick and in this interview you'll find out why. We talk about:How the company began - the inspiration for starting up as a self-managed companyHow staff initiated leadership teams function as a dynamic hierarchyThe role of transparency in replacing assumptions with real information and in reinforcing fairnessWhy there's more structure in self-managed companies than where power is centralizedThe inspiration and benefits to a healthy workplace environmentThe connection between playfulness and creativityHow to scale freedom to contributeHow decisions are made in an intentional and structured wayMatt credits the role of Ricardo Semler's book The 7-day Work Week and mentions participation in WorldBlu for freedom-centric com