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Read this korrent: Once a leader is dealing with a rebellion, nothing they do will appease the rebels.
Once a leader is dealing with a rebellion, nothing they do will appease the rebels.
Last stated 2 days ago
30 Oct 2026
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2026-10-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A leader can force people's behaviour to change, but not their thinking. — tap to centre the map on it
A leader can force people's behaviour to change, but not their thinking.
Last stated 2 years ago
6 Mar 2025
KG
Kapil Gupta — holds since 2025-03-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: No leader governs through dominance alone; effective leadership also relies on incentives, not just coercion. — tap to centre the map on it
No leader governs through dominance alone; effective leadership also relies on incentives, not just coercion.
Last stated 8 years ago
30 Oct 2018
KS
Kevin Simler — holds since 2018-10-30 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A person powerful enough to dominate a group alone will exploit it rather than lead it cooperatively. — tap to centre the map on it
A person powerful enough to dominate a group alone will exploit it rather than lead it cooperatively.
Last stated 11 years ago
11 Feb 2016
KS
Kevin Simler — holds since 2016-02-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Reminding someone to do a task can make them less likely to do it. — tap to centre the map on it
Reminding someone to do a task can make them less likely to do it.
Last stated 3 months ago
31 Jul 2026
GR
Gretchen Rubin — holds since 2026-07-31 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Employees follow what their leaders actually do, not what they say to do. — tap to centre the map on it
Employees follow what their leaders actually do, not what they say to do.
Last stated a year ago
17 Oct 2025
JE
Jason Evanish — holds since 2025-10-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A wise ruler need not keep his word when it would harm him and its reasons are gone, because people are not wholly good — tap to centre the map on it
A wise ruler need not keep his word when it would harm him and its reasons are gone, because people are not wholly good
NM
Niccolò Machiavelli — holds since c. 1513–1514 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Leaders share responsibility for alignment drift when they have not built mechanisms to catch it. — tap to centre the map on it
Leaders share responsibility for alignment drift when they have not built mechanisms to catch it.
Last stated 2 weeks ago
20 Oct 2026
BW
Ben Williams — holds since 2026-10-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When people see what needs to happen but don't want to be the bad guy, a leader who agrees with the premise just making the call saves enormous amounts of meetings and change management. — tap to centre the map on it
When people see what needs to happen but don't want to be the bad guy, a leader who agrees with the premise just making the call saves enormous amounts of meetings and change management.
Last stated 2 months ago
11 Sept 2026
TL
Tobias Lütke — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints. — tap to centre the map on it
A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints.
Last stated a month ago
17 Sept 2026
VR
Venkatesh Rao — holds since 2026-09-17 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally. — tap to centre the map on it
A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally.
Last stated 9 months ago
25 Jan 2026
JC
Jason Cohen — holds since 2026-01-25 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck. — tap to centre the map on it
A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck.
Last stated 4 years ago
9 Aug 2022
GK
Gary Klein — holds since 2022-08-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Being professionally offended by every little thing is no longer a dominant disposition — tap to centre the map on it
Being professionally offended by every little thing is no longer a dominant disposition
Last stated 2 years ago
6 Nov 2024
DH
David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2024-11-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Blaming and shaming people only makes them defensive, dig in their heels, or tune out, rather than change their minds. — tap to centre the map on it
Blaming and shaming people only makes them defensive, dig in their heels, or tune out, rather than change their minds.
Last stated 5 months ago
9 Jun 2026
AG
Adam Grant — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today. — tap to centre the map on it
Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today.
Last stated 2 months ago
12 Sept 2026
PF
Paul Ford — holds since 2026-09-12 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out. — tap to centre the map on it
A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out.
Last stated 3 years ago
10 Jan 2024
CH
Cate Hall — holds since 2024-01-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them. — tap to centre the map on it
A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them.
Last stated 2 years ago
19 Jun 2024
AS
Aravind Srinivas — holds since 2024-06-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death — tap to centre the map on it
A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death
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Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are
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Once a leader is dealing with a rebellion, nothing they do will appease the rebels.
Last stated 30 Oct 2026 · 2 days ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Read this korrent →
Similar wording
A leader can force people's behaviour to change, but not their thinking.
Last stated 6 Mar 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Kapil Gupta
Similar wording
No leader governs through dominance alone; effective leadership also relies on incentives, not just coercion.
Last stated 30 Oct 2018 · 8 years ago
Holds Kevin Simler
Similar wording
A person powerful enough to dominate a group alone will exploit it rather than lead it cooperatively.
Last stated 11 Feb 2016 · 11 years ago
Holds Kevin Simler
Similar wording
Reminding someone to do a task can make them less likely to do it.
Last stated 31 Jul 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Gretchen Rubin
Similar wording
Employees follow what their leaders actually do, not what they say to do.
Last stated 17 Oct 2025 · a year ago
Holds Jason Evanish
Similar wording
A wise ruler need not keep his word when it would harm him and its reasons are gone, because people are not wholly good
Last stated c. 1513–1514
Holds Niccolò Machiavelli
Similar wording
Leaders share responsibility for alignment drift when they have not built mechanisms to catch it.
Last stated 20 Oct 2026 · 2 weeks ago
Holds Ben Williams
Similar wording
When people see what needs to happen but don't want to be the bad guy, a leader who agrees with the premise just making the call saves enormous amounts of meetings and change management.
Last stated 11 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Tobias Lütke
Same subject: behavioural science
A belief system combining cosmic stakes, privileged knowledge, personal vocation and an imperative to act can license extraordinary behavior when it conflicts with ordinary constraints.
Last stated 17 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Venkatesh Rao
Same subject: behavioural science
A cancellation-reason drop-down measures list order rather than reasons: randomise the options and every one of them gets picked equally.
Last stated 25 Jan 2026 · 9 months ago
Holds Jason Cohen
Same subject: behavioural science
A decision cannot be judged by its outcome, because good decisions fail through no fault of the decider and bad ones succeed by luck.
Last stated 9 Aug 2022 · 4 years ago
Holds Gary Klein
Same subject: attitude change
Being professionally offended by every little thing is no longer a dominant disposition
Last stated 6 Nov 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: attitude change
Blaming and shaming people only makes them defensive, dig in their heels, or tune out, rather than change their minds.
Last stated 9 Jun 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Adam Grant
Same subject: attitude change
Decades of warnings about an AI apocalypse do not justify much concern today.
Last stated 12 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Paul Ford
Same subject: motivation
A drop in agency is the earliest sign of burnout, arriving before you consciously notice you are burning out.
Last stated 10 Jan 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Cate Hall
Same subject: motivation
A founder who picks an idea because the market wants it will give up, because nobody can persist at something that was never important to them.
Last stated 19 Jun 2024 · 2 years ago
Holds Aravind Srinivas
Same subject: motivation
A general inclination of all humankind is a perpetual, restless desire of power after power that ends only in death
Last stated c. 1651
Holds Thomas Hobbes