Steve Jobs would get fired at most companies — not for being wrong, but for telling his manager the work was. A Zero Maintenance Team is one that keeps that person instead of managing them out.
Challenge
Challenging up is the job — not insubordination.
Merit
The best idea wins — whoever it's from. However junior.
Origin
Innovation can come from anyone on the team.
Honest about what this is
ZMT isn’t a directory of perfect companies — not yet. It’s a standard founders choose to meet. The ones who do, we help find their people early, by how they think.
For founders + leaders
Building a team that doesn’t fire its difficult people?
Raise your hand. RK is mapping the founders who hire for how a person thinks — and helping them find their people early.