Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu has shared his views on a workplace question many companies face: Should employees wait for instructions from their leaders or take the initiative and act on their own? In a post on X (formerly known as Twitter), Sridhar Vembu said giving people more freedom to take initiative can create an energetic but sometimes chaotic work culture.

Zoho founder Sridhar Vembu says companies face a trade-off between clear instructions and employee initiative. He argues that highly metric-driven workplaces can make people wait…

Sridhar Vembu contrasted two workplaces, one where employees wait for instructions from the top, and another where workers are encouraged to take initiative. | Trending