I like it, except for the democracy bit. Voting sucks as a method of making decisions. For quick unimportant decisions, sure, vote. But for important decisions either involve everyone and make it a consensus (i.e. unanimous, everyone has to agree) or give the authority and responsibility to one person.
Voting gives every vote the same weight, but some people are more knowledgeable than others and in a better place to know the right course (this is not 'some people are better than others' but 'some people have more information than others'). Voting also disables unpopular-but-necessary decisions, which will kill the company eventually.
I would replace it by either:
- all decisions are made by one person (not the same person for each decision). The management team select three appropriate employees to make the decision, and an all-company vote selects which one will make the decision.
or:
- the management team will make all decisions, but must provide post a written explanation of the reasoning behind the decision to the rest of the company, and any decision may be further discussed at a company meeting.
But that's just my thoughts after 5 mins thinking about it... someone else probably has better ideas :)
Voting gives every vote the same weight, but some people are more knowledgeable than others and in a better place to know the right course (this is not 'some people are better than others' but 'some people have more information than others'). Voting also disables unpopular-but-necessary decisions, which will kill the company eventually.
I would replace it by either:
- all decisions are made by one person (not the same person for each decision). The management team select three appropriate employees to make the decision, and an all-company vote selects which one will make the decision.
or:
- the management team will make all decisions, but must provide post a written explanation of the reasoning behind the decision to the rest of the company, and any decision may be further discussed at a company meeting.
But that's just my thoughts after 5 mins thinking about it... someone else probably has better ideas :)