Progress In Work Patrick Figures

This week, we discuss companies that operate in the "when you're ready" style of promoting and growing their employees (and what you can do about it). 
Music - Something Elated by Broke for Free

Patrick discusses the recent implosion at Basecamp and what lessons leaders can take away from this situation.
Referenced in this episode:

Jason Fried's announcement
Casey Newton's summary of the situation
The Stakeholder Theory of Leadership

This episode was a reading of a blog post published here.

If we all hate meetings, why aren't we doing anything about it?
Today's episode is a reading of Patrick's most recent blog post about rethinking how we use meetings at work.
Mentioned in this episode:
Amazon's pre-reading policy

Patrick tells you why most interview advice is terrible and why he wants to try to give you the last advice you'll ever need to hear about interviews

Patrick talks about the one thing everyone over looks when interviewing for a new job or looking to make a career change: what does the person who's hiring you actually need you to get done.

Patrick asks the question: are we as leaders supposed to care if our employees act horribly outside of work?