
The Pragmatist's Guide to Governance
From High School Cliques to Boards, Family Offices, and Nations: A Guide to Optimizing Governance Models
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Malcolm Collins
Any group of people expected to work synergistically needs a system that structures their interactions. That system is “governance.” The Pragmatist’s Guide to Governance takes a first principles approach to exploring the ways governance structures affect the humans living under them (and vice versa), with a special focus on how human psychology interacts with the structures that facilitate our interaction with other people.
Originally written as a thought experiment in forming a family office that won’t ultimately fizzle out, incite inter-family conflict, or undermine descendants, this book explores governing structures ranging from states to religions, online forums, middle school cliques, and family units.
This book will be uniquely useful to anyone:
- Scaling a company
- Setting up a nonprofit
- Establishing a family office
- Trying to win a power struggle or overcome bullying
- Instigating a revolution with the goal of building a new nation-state
- Navigating an organization in which they’re forced to operate (e.g., a business or university)
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a thoughtful and earnest unpacking of governance
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I also appreciate that it isn't just a regurgitation of their podcast, as often happens with many podcasting authors. It goes much deeper and is more concise than the free episodes, to the point where they often reference the books.
In addition, there are a ton of asides that Malcom adds just for the audiobook readers so it's great even if you already have the book.
My only suggestion is that Malcom should read the book in a more natural, conversational style instead of the rushed, sterile reading voice he uses. I suppose it's faster and more efficient but the text is so information dense already that comprehension would probably benefit for a slightly slower reading speed. It's especially evident when he adds his asides that are more natural because he's not reading from the book anymore.
Overall I really like it and I support their grand vision.
A Gold Mine
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