(Abstract) 100 Great Business philosophy: Philosophy Law

Concept 5 150 rules

People who work together find that if they are in a group of less than 150 people, they will engage in interactions, collaboration, and related activities (such as innovation, cooperation, and knowledge sharing) it is much easier. In this way, large companies benefit from dividing their employees into groups with more intimate, dynamic, pioneering spirit, mutual support, and good performance.

Concept

Gore Associates is a private instance of Gore Associates, which is located in the Dala region, A high-tech company with millions of dollars in property. In addition to producing Gore-Tex waterproof materials, GORS also produces various products for the semiconductor, pharmaceutical, medical, and other industries.

Gore is unique because it has always adhered to the 150 rule. This method is derived from the research results of anthropology. The study highlights the fact that humans can interact with large groups, because the distinct aspect of human beings can deal with the complexity of social activities. However, there is a limit on the number of such combinations, which is about 150. If the number of groups exceeds 150, a complex hierarchy and various rules and various formal measures are required. But within 150 people, the same goal can be achieved through informal means.

Therefore, Gore has limited each department to 150 people. Within a 12-mile radius between Delaware and Maryland, Goro has 15 factories, each of which has a group of closely related employees who understand each other and work very well together. This method emphasizes the benefits of collective management, such as promoting communication, promoting enterprising consciousness, and being flexible. It can enable an enterprise with thousands of employees to maintain the spirit of small-scale entrepreneurship. The result is that the average value is 1/3 of the employee turnover rate in the industry, sustained profitability and growth over 35 years.

Practical application highlights

§ Divide your employees into groups or departments with less than 150 employees.

§ Create a strong management system to monitor smaller "branches" and ensure that their staffing is reasonable and efficient.

§ Encourage group awareness and team spirit among groups. For employees, the 150 rule means that it is possible to form a positive group among colleagues-Special measures should be taken to ensure that such a thing is possible.

§ Develop a sense of team among all groups of 150 people. It means to seek various ways to allow the entire company's personnel to communicate and cooperate, rather than developing independent and competing small groups.

(Abstract) 100 Great Business philosophy: Philosophy Law