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Read this korrent: Kind leaders usually do beat sociopaths in the same role, but only if they are also good at business.
Kind leaders usually do beat sociopaths in the same role, but only if they are also good at business.
Last stated 2 months ago
12 Aug 2026
CM
Charity Majors — holds since 2026-08-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People who are openly power-hungry tend to eventually lose their power or never gain it. — tap to centre the map on it
People who are openly power-hungry tend to eventually lose their power or never gain it.
Last stated 6 months ago
2 May 2026
SC
Sasha Chapin — holds since 2026-05-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Leaders are trained fastest by an apprentice who shadows every meeting, which is an unscalable way of scaling an organisation. — tap to centre the map on it
Leaders are trained fastest by an apprentice who shadows every meeting, which is an unscalable way of scaling an organisation.
Last stated 5 months ago
2 Jun 2026
MP
Mark Pincus — holds since 2026-06-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Individuals are inherently good, noble and honorable, with a somewhat more pessimistic view of people in groups. — tap to centre the map on it
Individuals are inherently good, noble and honorable, with a somewhat more pessimistic view of people in groups.
Last stated 31 years ago
1 Feb 1996
SJ
Steve Jobs — holds since 1996-02-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The self-critical half of a maker's mind should be coached to be kind, because a gentler internal auditor produces bolder work. — tap to centre the map on it
The self-critical half of a maker's mind should be coached to be kind, because a gentler internal auditor produces bolder work.
Last stated 3 months ago
9 Jul 2026
GS
George Saunders — holds since 2026-07-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The business world is the moral inverse of the hacking world, because business is a world that promotes psychopathy. — tap to centre the map on it
The business world is the moral inverse of the hacking world, because business is a world that promotes psychopathy.
Last stated 3 years ago
29 Jun 2023
GH
George Hotz — holds since 2023-06-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People are nowhere near as good at empathy as they think they are. — tap to centre the map on it
People are nowhere near as good at empathy as they think they are.
Last stated 3 years ago
2 Jan 2024
PB
Paul Bloom — holds since 2024-01-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Social systems tend to reward virtuous behavior over time. — tap to centre the map on it
Social systems tend to reward virtuous behavior over time.
Last stated 6 months ago
2 May 2026
SC
Sasha Chapin — holds since 2026-05-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Publicly traded companies are incentivised to behave like psychopaths, because they are optimised for short-term transactions rather than long-term relationships. — tap to centre the map on it
Publicly traded companies are incentivised to behave like psychopaths, because they are optimised for short-term transactions rather than long-term relationships.
Last stated 10 months ago
9 Dec 2025
RS
Rory Sutherland — holds since 2025-12-09 — 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
PM
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
JZ
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
WL
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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Kind leaders usually do beat sociopaths in the same role, but only if they are also good at business.
Last stated 12 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Charity Majors
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People who are openly power-hungry tend to eventually lose their power or never gain it.
Last stated 2 May 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Sasha Chapin
Similar wording
Leaders are trained fastest by an apprentice who shadows every meeting, which is an unscalable way of scaling an organisation.
Last stated 2 Jun 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Mark Pincus
Similar wording
Individuals are inherently good, noble and honorable, with a somewhat more pessimistic view of people in groups.
Last stated 1 Feb 1996 · 31 years ago
Holds Steve Jobs
Similar wording
The self-critical half of a maker's mind should be coached to be kind, because a gentler internal auditor produces bolder work.
Last stated 9 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds George Saunders
Similar wording
The business world is the moral inverse of the hacking world, because business is a world that promotes psychopathy.
Last stated 29 Jun 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds George Hotz
Similar wording
People are nowhere near as good at empathy as they think they are.
Last stated 2 Jan 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Paul Bloom
Similar wording
Social systems tend to reward virtuous behavior over time.
Last stated 2 May 2026 · 6 months ago
Holds Sasha Chapin
Similar wording
Publicly traded companies are incentivised to behave like psychopaths, because they are optimised for short-term transactions rather than long-term relationships.
Last stated 9 Dec 2025 · 10 months ago
Holds Rory Sutherland
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