Creating the calm corporation

By making the right choices, it is possible to build a company that is perhaps less ambitious, but is profitable, gentler on its employees, and true to its customers

It doesn't have to be crazy at work
Jason Fried & David Heinemeier Hansson
HarperCollins Publishers
230 pages,Rs 499
 
The authors of this book say, and perhaps you have experienced it too, that the corporate environment is turning crazy. Deadlines for completing assignments are getting shorter, teams are shrinking, and the workload on each employee is rising. Even though many people today work longer hours on weekdays and put in extra effort during weekends, they flounder. Higher stress levels are leading to higher employee churn. The authors, who are co-founders of a US-based software company called Basecamp, contend that