Principles are ways of successfully dealing with reality to get what you want out of life.
Ray Dalio, one of the world’s most successful investors and entrepreneurs, cites principles as his key to success.
In 1975, Ray Dalio founded Bridgewater Associates, out of his two-bedroom apartment in New York City. Over forty years later, Bridgewater has grown into the largest hedge fund in the world and the fifth most important private company in the United States (according to Fortune magazine), and Dalio himself has been named to TIME’s list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Along the way Dalio discovered unique principles that have led to his and Bridgewater’s unique success. It is these principles, and not anything special about Dalio, that he believes are the reason behind whatever success he has had. He is now at a stage in his life that he wants to pass these principles along to others for them to judge for themselves and to do whatever they want with them.
Work Principle
Learn how much confidence to have in your people—don't assume it.
No manager should delegate responsibilities to people they don't know well. It takes time to learn about people and how much confidence you can vest in them. Sometimes new people are offended when their managers don't have confidence in how they are carrying out their responsibilities. They think it's a criticism of their abilities when it's simply a matter of the manager being realistic about the fact that he or she hasn't had enough time or direct experience with them to form a point of view.
Work Principle
- Manage as Someone Operating a Machine to Achieve a Goal
- Know what your people are like and what makes them tick, because your people are your most important resource.
- Learn how much confidence to have in your people—don't assume it.
- Know what your people are like and what makes them tick, because your people are your most important resource.
Any person or organization can adopt Principles to better achieve their goals.
Learn what Principles are and how they are applied at Principles.com
