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Read this korrent: A team that agrees has not examined the problem hard enough; dissent is what makes a decision safe.
A team that agrees has not examined the problem hard enough; dissent is what makes a decision safe.
Last stated 14 years ago
31 Jan 2013
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Wayne Hale — holds since 2013-01-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Tolerating dissent and discussion is a sign of strength — tap to centre the map on it
Tolerating dissent and discussion is a sign of strength
Last stated 5 years ago
1 Jan 2022
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People sometimes publicly defend ideas and punish dissenters they privately agree with, in order to protect their own reputation. — tap to centre the map on it
People sometimes publicly defend ideas and punish dissenters they privately agree with, in order to protect their own reputation.
Last stated 2 months ago
6 Sept 2026
RH
Rob Henderson — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Instinctive reluctance to disagree is a great barrier to learning, and thoughtful disagreement is not easy for many people. — tap to centre the map on it
Instinctive reluctance to disagree is a great barrier to learning, and thoughtful disagreement is not easy for many people.
Last stated 4 years ago
27 Sept 2022
RD
Ray Dalio — holds since 2022-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Discourse that doesn't tolerate dissenting viewpoints inevitably produces bad outcomes. — tap to centre the map on it
Discourse that doesn't tolerate dissenting viewpoints inevitably produces bad outcomes.
Last stated a month ago
18 Sept 2026
BT
Ben Thompson — holds since 2026-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The hard part of a decision is choosing among several valid solutions, not finding a right one. — tap to centre the map on it
The hard part of a decision is choosing among several valid solutions, not finding a right one.
Last stated a month ago
15 Sept 2026
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-09-15 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A small team is not a compromise: it is the only size at which everyone is in the room for every decision, including the ones outside their discipline. — tap to centre the map on it
A small team is not a compromise: it is the only size at which everyone is in the room for every decision, including the ones outside their discipline.
Last stated 7 months ago
11 Mar 2026
JK
Jeff Kaplan — holds since 2026-03-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The rule to defer judgment encourages design by committee; effective teams do not defer criticism, they create through it. — tap to centre the map on it
The rule to defer judgment encourages design by committee; effective teams do not defer criticism, they create through it.
Last stated 7 years ago
22 Jul 2019
DN
Don Norman — holds since 2019-07-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Copying the consensus drags you towards the average, and average is not good enough — so you have to make the decisions that make sense to you even when you are completely alone in them. — tap to centre the map on it
Copying the consensus drags you towards the average, and average is not good enough — so you have to make the decisions that make sense to you even when you are completely alone in them.
Last stated 2 months ago
7 Aug 2026
MH
Max Hodak — holds since 2026-08-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Hire great people and get out of their way" is dangerous advice for anyone in a leadership role. — tap to centre the map on it
"Hire great people and get out of their way" is dangerous advice for anyone in a leadership role.
Last stated 2 years ago
17 Dec 2024
CM
Charity Majors — holds since 2024-12-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A career goes better attached to the part of a business that brings the money in than to a cost centre, whatever the work itself is. — tap to centre the map on it
A career goes better attached to the part of a business that brings the money in than to a cost centre, whatever the work itself is.
Last stated 15 years ago
28 Oct 2011
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Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2011-10-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A career ladder must not be a checklist that guarantees promotion, because a promotion depends on the organisation’s needs as much as on the employee’s skills. — tap to centre the map on it
A career ladder must not be a checklist that guarantees promotion, because a promotion depends on the organisation’s needs as much as on the employee’s skills.
Last stated a year ago
28 May 2025
CF
Camille Fournier — holds since 2025-05-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI favours tiny teams of high-agency individual contributors with blurred roles, and the coordinating manager is not needed until it is time to polish. — tap to centre the map on it
AI favours tiny teams of high-agency individual contributors with blurred roles, and the coordinating manager is not needed until it is time to polish.
Last stated 2 years ago
25 Mar 2025
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Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-03-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: AI-branded layoffs are not about AI; they are about badly run companies putting an AI label on having hired too many people. — tap to centre the map on it
AI-branded layoffs are not about AI; they are about badly run companies putting an AI label on having hired too many people.
Last stated 4 weeks ago
27 Sept 2026
MG
Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An engineering manager should support six to eight engineers: fewer and they drift into being a tech lead, more and they can only be a coach. — tap to centre the map on it
An engineering manager should support six to eight engineers: fewer and they drift into being a tech lead, more and they can only be a coach.
Last stated 8 years ago
14 Jul 2018
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Will Larson — holds since 2018-07-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A portfolio that could be one-shotted, or that looks very familiar next to someone else's, is going to put hiring managers off. — tap to centre the map on it
A portfolio that could be one-shotted, or that looks very familiar next to someone else's, is going to put hiring managers off.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
29 Sept 2026
DM
Danny Martinez — holds since 2026-09-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: An obsession with titles is what will screw people over. — tap to centre the map on it
An obsession with titles is what will screw people over.
Last stated 6 months ago
14 Apr 2026
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Brian Lovin — holds since 2026-04-14 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Better organizations recruit more effectively, because most people want to work for a high-quality organization — tap to centre the map on it
Better organizations recruit more effectively, because most people want to work for a high-quality organization
Last stated 18 years ago
12 Jun 2008
MB
Max Bazerman — holds since 2008-06-12 — tap for who they are
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A team that agrees has not examined the problem hard enough; dissent is what makes a decision safe.
Last stated 31 Jan 2013 · 14 years ago
Holds Wayne Hale
Read this korrent →
Similar wording
Tolerating dissent and discussion is a sign of strength
Last stated 1 Jan 2022 · 5 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Similar wording
People sometimes publicly defend ideas and punish dissenters they privately agree with, in order to protect their own reputation.
Last stated 6 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Rob Henderson
Similar wording
Instinctive reluctance to disagree is a great barrier to learning, and thoughtful disagreement is not easy for many people.
Last stated 27 Sept 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds Ray Dalio
Similar wording
Discourse that doesn't tolerate dissenting viewpoints inevitably produces bad outcomes.
Last stated 18 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Ben Thompson
Similar wording
The hard part of a decision is choosing among several valid solutions, not finding a right one.
Last stated 15 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Tobias Lütke
Similar wording
A small team is not a compromise: it is the only size at which everyone is in the room for every decision, including the ones outside their discipline.
Last stated 11 Mar 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Jeff Kaplan
Similar wording
The rule to defer judgment encourages design by committee; effective teams do not defer criticism, they create through it.
Last stated 22 Jul 2019 · 7 years ago
Holds Don Norman
Similar wording
Copying the consensus drags you towards the average, and average is not good enough — so you have to make the decisions that make sense to you even when you are completely alone in them.
Last stated 7 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Max Hodak
Same subject: management
"Hire great people and get out of their way" is dangerous advice for anyone in a leadership role.
Last stated 17 Dec 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Charity Majors
Same subject: management
A career goes better attached to the part of a business that brings the money in than to a cost centre, whatever the work itself is.
Last stated 28 Oct 2011 · 15 years ago
Holds Patrick McKenzie
Same subject: management
A career ladder must not be a checklist that guarantees promotion, because a promotion depends on the organisation’s needs as much as on the employee’s skills.
Last stated 28 May 2025 · a year ago
Holds Camille Fournier
Same subject: team size
AI favours tiny teams of high-agency individual contributors with blurred roles, and the coordinating manager is not needed until it is time to polish.
Last stated 25 Mar 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Julie Zhuo
Same subject: team size
AI-branded layoffs are not about AI; they are about badly run companies putting an AI label on having hired too many people.
Last stated 27 Sept 2026 · 4 weeks ago
Holds Molly Graham
Same subject: team size
An engineering manager should support six to eight engineers: fewer and they drift into being a tech lead, more and they can only be a coach.
Last stated 14 Jul 2018 · 8 years ago
Holds Will Larson
Same subject: hiring
A portfolio that could be one-shotted, or that looks very familiar next to someone else's, is going to put hiring managers off.
Last stated 29 Sept 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Danny Martinez
Same subject: hiring
An obsession with titles is what will screw people over.
Last stated 14 Apr 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Brian Lovin
Same subject: hiring
Better organizations recruit more effectively, because most people want to work for a high-quality organization
Last stated 12 Jun 2008 · 18 years ago
Holds Max Bazerman