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Charles Koch

01/26/22

@ Joe Lonsdale

My father taught me the importance of hard work and integrity by having me do all the dirty jobs on the farm from a young age, which instilled a strong work ethic in me.

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Charles Koch

01/26/22

@ Joe Lonsdale

The five dimensions of Market-Based Management are vision, virtual intolerance, knowledge process, decision rights, and incentives, all derived from principles of human progress.

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Charles Koch

01/26/22

@ Joe Lonsdale

I realized that the biggest problem in the world is the top-down approach, where people seek power over others instead of empowering them to find their gifts and contribute to society.

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Charles Koch

01/26/22

@ Joe Lonsdale

The principles of human progress teach us that we should empower people rather than exert power over them, which leads to mutual benefit and societal improvement.

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Charles Koch

01/26/22

@ Joe Lonsdale

In business, our vision starts with understanding what capabilities we have to create value for others, which leads to opportunities for mutual benefit and continuous improvement.

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Charles Koch

01/26/22

@ Joe Lonsdale

I predicted that by the time I retire, we would have grown 70-fold, but so far, it's been more than ten thousand times bigger. This shows that these principles did it, not me.

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Charles Koch

01/26/22

@ Joe Lonsdale

I began applying principles of human progress to my business, which has led to tremendous success and the need for continual renewal to counteract entropy.

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Charles Koch

01/26/22

@ Joe Lonsdale

We developed practices and models based on principles, and we periodically examine them to ensure they align with our underlying principles, which drives improvement and growth.

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Charles Koch

01/26/22

@ Joe Lonsdale

I'm constantly looking for gaps between what we could be doing if we were following the principles and what we are doing.

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Charles Koch

01/26/22

@ Joe Lonsdale

The secret in an organization is to get all of your employees to fully engage and start self-actualizing by looking for gaps and finding new ways to improve.

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Charles Koch

01/26/22

@ Joe Lonsdale

Creative destruction is about finding a better way, and the role of business is to create products and services that people value more than their alternatives.

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Charles Koch

01/26/22

@ Joe Lonsdale

For there to be a voluntary transaction, both parties must believe they will benefit; otherwise, there won't be a transaction.

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Charles Koch

01/26/22

@ Joe Lonsdale

You want to focus on maximizing the value you create for others, and if they don't reward you for it, you need to find better customers.

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Charles Koch

01/26/22

@ Joe Lonsdale

Creative destruction happens when you're not creating value for others; it's about finding a better way that contributes to human flourishing.

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Charles Koch

01/26/22

@ Joe Lonsdale

Self-actualization is about individuals creating their own virtuous cycles of mutual benefit, leading to human progress and innovation.

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Charles Koch

01/26/22

@ Joe Lonsdale

A society that empowers people to self-actualize and contribute leads to peace and a desire to help each other, which is the ideal society according to Maslow.

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Charles Koch

01/26/22

@ Joe Lonsdale

The way to help others is to improve their lives while continually working on improving yourself, as entropy applies to everyone.

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Charles Koch

01/26/22

@ Joe Lonsdale

You need to have a purpose to live a life of meaning, and contributing to helping others is how we feel good about ourselves.

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Charles Koch

01/26/22

@ Joe Lonsdale

We need to dedicate ourselves to principles of human fulfillment, empowering individuals to have lives of meaning and contribute to society.

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Charles Koch

01/26/22

@ Joe Lonsdale

The principles of human progress apply to philanthropic work, emphasizing equal rights and mutual benefit for all individuals.

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Charles Koch

01/26/22

@ Joe Lonsdale

The key to using technology effectively is to empower people to self-actualize rather than control them.

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Charles Koch

01/26/22

@ Joe Lonsdale

When you empower employees and encourage them to challenge the status quo, they become more engaged and innovative.

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Charles Koch

01/26/22

@ Joe Lonsdale

The goal is to create a society where everyone has the opportunity to realize their potential and succeed by helping others.

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Charles Koch

01/26/22

@ Joe Lonsdale

I want the country to live up to its promise of equal rights and mutual benefit for everyone, allowing all to benefit from the principles of the Declaration of Independence.

Charles Koch: How a Love of Philosophy Unlocked Exponential Growth

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