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Read this korrent: Most workplace problems have more than one person contributing to them, not a single culprit.
Most workplace problems have more than one person contributing to them, not a single culprit.
Last stated 3 years ago
25 Feb 2024
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Ben Kuhn — holds since 2024-02-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Disasters come from organisational conditions, not from bad individuals, so blaming a person prevents the fix. — tap to centre the map on it
Disasters come from organisational conditions, not from bad individuals, so blaming a person prevents the fix.
Last stated 14 years ago
13 Jan 2013
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Wayne Hale — holds since 2013-01-13 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People are more likely to work through major life problems when they have at least one person they can confide in and who supports them. — tap to centre the map on it
People are more likely to work through major life problems when they have at least one person they can confide in and who supports them.
Last stated 2 months ago
8 Sept 2026
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Ava Huang — holds since 2026-09-08 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Even when a problem is not one's fault it is one's responsibility, and there is always some action in the moment that improves tomorrow's position. — tap to centre the map on it
Even when a problem is not one's fault it is one's responsibility, and there is always some action in the moment that improves tomorrow's position.
Last stated 3 years ago
3 Oct 2023
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Shane Parrish — holds since 2023-10-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The problem with most people is not what they are doing wrong, but what they are not doing right. — tap to centre the map on it
The problem with most people is not what they are doing wrong, but what they are not doing right.
Last stated 2 years ago
21 Aug 2024
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Visakan Veerasamy — holds since 2024-08-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company needs a culture where people raise problems early and often, because you cannot solve a problem you do not know about. — tap to centre the map on it
A company needs a culture where people raise problems early and often, because you cannot solve a problem you do not know about.
Last stated 7 months ago
12 Apr 2026
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Evan Spiegel — holds since 2026-04-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Most of the world fails to solve problems because of pride, excessive regulation, and low standards for what counts as a problem worth fixing. — tap to centre the map on it
Most of the world fails to solve problems because of pride, excessive regulation, and low standards for what counts as a problem worth fixing.
Last stated 2 months ago
1 Sept 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When every idea can be tried, many product managers will probably find they are not that good at zero-to-one work. — tap to centre the map on it
When every idea can be tried, many product managers will probably find they are not that good at zero-to-one work.
Last stated 2 months ago
6 Sept 2026
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Anish Acharya — holds since 2026-09-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: It is the government's responsibility to fix problems, not cause them and leave people to deal with the fallout. — tap to centre the map on it
It is the government's responsibility to fix problems, not cause them and leave people to deal with the fallout.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
23 Oct 2026
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Adrian Tchaikovsky — holds since 2026-10-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company should stay small until it reaches product/market fit, so it can still pivot. — tap to centre the map on it
A company should stay small until it reaches product/market fit, so it can still pivot.
Last stated 8 years ago
11 May 2018
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Matt Mochary — holds since 2018-05-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A few senior individual contributors can be paid VP money and still cost less than the layered product org they replace. — tap to centre the map on it
A few senior individual contributors can be paid VP money and still cost less than the layered product org they replace.
Last stated 3 months ago
2 Aug 2026
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Tom Verrilli — holds since 2026-08-02 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A functionally organised engineering team seizes up at around a hundred people, because every feature then has to be negotiated against every other team's bandwidth. — tap to centre the map on it
A functionally organised engineering team seizes up at around a hundred people, because every feature then has to be negotiated against every other team's bandwidth.
Last stated 7 months ago
1 Apr 2026
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Thuan Pham — holds since 2026-04-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: "Diversity" in practice means aiming for fewer white men in positions of authority. — tap to centre the map on it
"Diversity" in practice means aiming for fewer white men in positions of authority.
Last stated 7 years ago
19 Nov 2019
JP
Jordan Peterson — holds since 2019-11-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A candidate needs prestige or wealth, while talent and even genius matter little to success — tap to centre the map on it
A candidate needs prestige or wealth, while talent and even genius matter little to success
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Gustave Le Bon — holds since c. 1895 — 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: 'Do not do to others what you would not want done to you' cannot be a universal law of morality — tap to centre the map on it
'Do not do to others what you would not want done to you' cannot be a universal law of morality
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Immanuel Kant — holds since c. 1785 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A Black writer is needed to portray Black life truly, and white people from a Black standpoint — tap to centre the map on it
A Black writer is needed to portray Black life truly, and white people from a Black standpoint
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Anna Julia Cooper — holds since c. 1892 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A country that turns its experiences of desertion into competition instead of common cause produces avengers rather than answers. — tap to centre the map on it
A country that turns its experiences of desertion into competition instead of common cause produces avengers rather than answers.
Last stated a week ago
29 Oct 2026
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Anand Giridharadas — holds since 2026-10-29 — tap for who they are
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Most workplace problems have more than one person contributing to them, not a single culprit.
Last stated 25 Feb 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Ben Kuhn
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Similar wording
Disasters come from organisational conditions, not from bad individuals, so blaming a person prevents the fix.
Last stated 13 Jan 2013 · 14 years ago
Holds Wayne Hale
Similar wording
People are more likely to work through major life problems when they have at least one person they can confide in and who supports them.
Last stated 8 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Ava Huang
Similar wording
Even when a problem is not one's fault it is one's responsibility, and there is always some action in the moment that improves tomorrow's position.
Last stated 3 Oct 2023 · 3 years ago
Holds Shane Parrish
Similar wording
The problem with most people is not what they are doing wrong, but what they are not doing right.
Last stated 21 Aug 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Visakan Veerasamy
Similar wording
A company needs a culture where people raise problems early and often, because you cannot solve a problem you do not know about.
Last stated 12 Apr 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Evan Spiegel
Similar wording
Most of the world fails to solve problems because of pride, excessive regulation, and low standards for what counts as a problem worth fixing.
Last stated 1 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Pieter Levels
Similar wording
When every idea can be tried, many product managers will probably find they are not that good at zero-to-one work.
Last stated 6 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Anish Acharya
Similar wording
It is the government's responsibility to fix problems, not cause them and leave people to deal with the fallout.
Last stated 23 Oct 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Adrian Tchaikovsky
Same subject: team size
A company should stay small until it reaches product/market fit, so it can still pivot.
Last stated 11 May 2018 · 8 years ago
Holds Matt Mochary
Same subject: team size
A few senior individual contributors can be paid VP money and still cost less than the layered product org they replace.
Last stated 2 Aug 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Tom Verrilli
Same subject: team size
A functionally organised engineering team seizes up at around a hundred people, because every feature then has to be negotiated against every other team's bandwidth.
Last stated 1 Apr 2026 · 7 months ago
Holds Thuan Pham
Same subject: hiring
"Diversity" in practice means aiming for fewer white men in positions of authority.
Last stated 19 Nov 2019 · 7 years ago
Holds Jordan Peterson
Same subject: hiring
A candidate needs prestige or wealth, while talent and even genius matter little to success
Last stated c. 1895
Holds Gustave Le Bon
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: empathy
'Do not do to others what you would not want done to you' cannot be a universal law of morality
Last stated c. 1785
Holds Immanuel Kant
Same subject: empathy
A Black writer is needed to portray Black life truly, and white people from a Black standpoint
Last stated c. 1892
Holds Anna Julia Cooper
Same subject: empathy
A country that turns its experiences of desertion into competition instead of common cause produces avengers rather than answers.
Last stated 29 Oct 2026 · a week ago
Holds Anand Giridharadas