MacInnis: Rippling runs weekly 10-person reading clubs for Conscious Business
Matt MacInnis · How to be effective up and down the org chart | Matt MacInnis (Rippling, Inkling, Apple) · Apr 25, 2024 · at 1:02:44
Matt MacInnis (COO of Rippling) describes internal operating habits and culture building at Rippling around Fred Kofman's book.
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“When you get everyone in a room, and we do this at Rippling, we have Conscious Business Reading Club. Each of these chapters gets one Hour per week in a group of 10 people, and we talk about them.”
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