Nordstrom Rules: Rule #1: Use best judgment in all situations. There will be no additional rules.

via 37signals.com

 

I found this by accident. I find it interesting on a number of levels. The comments that followed were interesting for one thing. But what about the concept itself? It seems that everywhere I go people complain about being micro managed. Freedom like this seems to be unheard of today. What are your thoughts? According to the article Nordstroms had the highest sales in thier company history at this point.

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