He got it from his father who saw the strong contrast between USSR and American ways of doing things.
Wikipedia:
“extended litigation blocked Winkler-Koch from selling the technology in the U.S. for several years.[12] In the words of Jane Mayer, “Unable to succeed at home, Koch found work in the Soviet Union.”[15] Between 1929 and 1932 Winkler-Koch supported the Kremlin and “trained Bolshevik engineers to help Stalin’s regime set up fifteen modern oil refineries”[attribution needed] in the Soviet Union during its first five-year plan.[16][17][18] According to Mayer, “Over time … Stalin brutally purged several of Koch’s Soviet colleagues. Koch was deeply affected by the experience, and regretted his collaboration.”
For the rest of his life he would push against centralizing influences in decision processes. This often took the form of encouraging competition, skin in the game, and profit sharing for those who did well. Charles continued developing this playbook.
He got it from his father who saw the strong contrast between USSR and American ways of doing things.
Wikipedia: “extended litigation blocked Winkler-Koch from selling the technology in the U.S. for several years.[12] In the words of Jane Mayer, “Unable to succeed at home, Koch found work in the Soviet Union.”[15] Between 1929 and 1932 Winkler-Koch supported the Kremlin and “trained Bolshevik engineers to help Stalin’s regime set up fifteen modern oil refineries”[attribution needed] in the Soviet Union during its first five-year plan.[16][17][18] According to Mayer, “Over time … Stalin brutally purged several of Koch’s Soviet colleagues. Koch was deeply affected by the experience, and regretted his collaboration.”
For the rest of his life he would push against centralizing influences in decision processes. This often took the form of encouraging competition, skin in the game, and profit sharing for those who did well. Charles continued developing this playbook.