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Read this korrent: Flexible work only works when you trust the people on your team.
Flexible work only works when you trust the people on your team.
Last stated 4 years ago
28 Apr 2022
BC
Brian Chesky — holds since 2022-04-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Remote work requires trusting one's team, and that trust is a choice that can be made at any time. — tap to centre the map on it
Remote work requires trusting one's team, and that trust is a choice that can be made at any time.
Last stated 3 years ago
22 Feb 2024
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Lynn Fisher — holds since 2024-02-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Work with people you want to become like, because you will — tap to centre the map on it
Work with people you want to become like, because you will
Last stated 3 years ago
1 Jul 2023
PG
Paul Graham — holds since 2023-07-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: You have to work out how the people you collaborate with want to work with you, and there is no one-size-fits-all answer. — tap to centre the map on it
You have to work out how the people you collaborate with want to work with you, and there is no one-size-fits-all answer.
Last stated 5 months ago
26 May 2026
AM
Andy Madrick — holds since 2026-05-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A leader has to hire people they would want to work for, strong talent trusted to go do the work and do it really well. — tap to centre the map on it
A leader has to hire people they would want to work for, strong talent trusted to go do the work and do it really well.
Last stated 5 months ago
28 Apr 2026
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Polly D'Arcy — holds since 2026-04-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Fixing an understaffed team by moving people off other teams does not work, because people are not fungible and the argument inevitably turns political. — tap to centre the map on it
Fixing an understaffed team by moving people off other teams does not work, because people are not fungible and the argument inevitably turns political.
Last stated 8 years ago
17 Jun 2018
WL
Will Larson — holds since 2018-06-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The right posture toward your own team is verify then trust, not trust but verify. — tap to centre the map on it
The right posture toward your own team is verify then trust, not trust but verify.
Last stated 2 months ago
2 Aug 2026
TV
Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Fast-growing companies will never achieve full pairwise trust between all employees. — tap to centre the map on it
Fast-growing companies will never achieve full pairwise trust between all employees.
Last stated 2 years ago
13 Jul 2024
BK
Ben Kuhn — holds since 2024-07-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A team will always make everything better; working with other people to challenge assumptions and contribute ideas is needed. — tap to centre the map on it
A team will always make everything better; working with other people to challenge assumptions and contribute ideas is needed.
Last stated 5 months ago
28 Apr 2026
PD
Polly D'Arcy — holds since 2026-04-28 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A busted computer is not a calamity of data loss or a long restore process in the modern world — tap to centre the map on it
A busted computer is not a calamity of data loss or a long restore process in the modern world
Last stated 11 months ago
24 Nov 2025
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2025-11-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI. — tap to centre the map on it
A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
27 Sept 2026
MG
Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A prisoner who lost faith in his own future was doomed — tap to centre the map on it
A prisoner who lost faith in his own future was doomed
VF
Viktor Frankl — holds since c. 1946–1992 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company. — tap to centre the map on it
"If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company.
Last stated 8 months ago
25 Jan 2026
JC
Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us. — tap to centre the map on it
A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us.
Last stated a year ago
3 Aug 2025
WM
William MacAskill — holds since 2025-08-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company that looks to its users as though it has stopped shipping is usually widening its market, and grinding through that is worth it. — tap to centre the map on it
A company that looks to its users as though it has stopped shipping is usually widening its market, and grinding through that is worth it.
Last stated 2 years ago
23 Mar 2025
RV
Rahul Vohra — holds since 2025-03-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A CEO cannot be a calibrated interviewer for every role, so insisting on interviewing every candidate makes hiring worse rather than better. — tap to centre the map on it
A CEO cannot be a calibrated interviewer for every role, so insisting on interviewing every candidate makes hiring worse rather than better.
Last stated 2 years ago
17 Dec 2024
CM
Charity Majors — holds since 2024-12-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company hiring a designer is not hiring a politician or spokesperson, so it should just get into the design work. — tap to centre the map on it
A company hiring a designer is not hiring a politician or spokesperson, so it should just get into the design work.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
29 Sept 2026
DM
Danny Martinez — holds since 2026-09-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company is not sensitive to the few thousand dollars a candidate is afraid to ask for, because the fully-loaded cost of employing them dwarfs it. — tap to centre the map on it
A company is not sensitive to the few thousand dollars a candidate is afraid to ask for, because the fully-loaded cost of employing them dwarfs it.
Last stated 15 years ago
23 Jan 2012
PM
Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2012-01-23 — tap for who they are
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At the centre
Flexible work only works when you trust the people on your team.
Last stated 28 Apr 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds Brian Chesky
Read this korrent →
Similar wording
Remote work requires trusting one's team, and that trust is a choice that can be made at any time.
Last stated 22 Feb 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Lynn Fisher
Similar wording
Work with people you want to become like, because you will
Last stated 1 Jul 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Paul Graham
Similar wording
You have to work out how the people you collaborate with want to work with you, and there is no one-size-fits-all answer.
Last stated 26 May 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Andy Madrick
Similar wording
A leader has to hire people they would want to work for, strong talent trusted to go do the work and do it really well.
Last stated 28 Apr 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Polly D'Arcy
Similar wording
Fixing an understaffed team by moving people off other teams does not work, because people are not fungible and the argument inevitably turns political.
Last stated 17 Jun 2018 · 8 years ago
Holds Will Larson
Similar wording
The right posture toward your own team is verify then trust, not trust but verify.
Last stated 2 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Tom Verrilli
Similar wording
Fast-growing companies will never achieve full pairwise trust between all employees.
Last stated 13 Jul 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Ben Kuhn
Similar wording
A team will always make everything better; working with other people to challenge assumptions and contribute ideas is needed.
Last stated 28 Apr 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Polly D'Arcy
Same subject: optimism
A busted computer is not a calamity of data loss or a long restore process in the modern world
Last stated 24 Nov 2025 · 11 months ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: optimism
A lot of jobs will probably be created because of AI.
Last stated 27 Sept 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Molly Graham
Same subject: optimism
A prisoner who lost faith in his own future was doomed
Last stated c. 1946–1992
Holds Viktor Frankl
Same subject: ambition
"If you're not growing, you're dying" is truer of the person than of the company.
Last stated 25 Jan 2026 · 8 months ago
Holds Jason Cohen
Same subject: ambition
A common-sense utopia is much closer to the present day than it is to the best futures actually available to us.
Last stated 3 Aug 2025 · a year ago
Holds William MacAskill
Same subject: ambition
A company that looks to its users as though it has stopped shipping is usually widening its market, and grinding through that is worth it.
Last stated 23 Mar 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Rahul Vohra
Same subject: hiring
A CEO cannot be a calibrated interviewer for every role, so insisting on interviewing every candidate makes hiring worse rather than better.
Last stated 17 Dec 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Charity Majors
Same subject: hiring
A company hiring a designer is not hiring a politician or spokesperson, so it should just get into the design work.
Last stated 29 Sept 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Danny Martinez
Same subject: hiring
A company is not sensitive to the few thousand dollars a candidate is afraid to ask for, because the fully-loaded cost of employing them dwarfs it.
Last stated 23 Jan 2012 · 15 years ago
Holds Patrick McKenzie