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Read this korrent: Playfulness and humor in leadership build authenticity and credibility rather than undermine it.
Playfulness and humor in leadership build authenticity and credibility rather than undermine it.
Last stated 2 years ago
5 May 2025
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Ken Norton — holds since 2025-05-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Approaching work in the spirit of play makes you more productive, more creative and less stressed. — tap to centre the map on it
Approaching work in the spirit of play makes you more productive, more creative and less stressed.
Last stated 10 months ago
9 Jan 2026
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Ali Abdaal — holds since 2026-01-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A leader who projects unflappable seriousness causes their team to hide problems and honest feedback. — tap to centre the map on it
A leader who projects unflappable seriousness causes their team to hide problems and honest feedback.
Last stated 2 years ago
5 May 2025
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Ken Norton — holds since 2025-05-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A CEO's command of facts and thoughtful, unscripted answers signals real leadership more than charisma does — tap to centre the map on it
A CEO's command of facts and thoughtful, unscripted answers signals real leadership more than charisma does
Last stated 2 months ago
19 Sept 2026
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M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-19 — tap for who they are
Same subject: How people feel at work determines how well they work, and humor is one lever on that feeling. — tap to centre the map on it
How people feel at work determines how well they work, and humor is one lever on that feeling.
Last stated 2 years ago
5 May 2025
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Ken Norton — holds since 2025-05-05 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People desire authenticity and realness in online interactions. — tap to centre the map on it
People desire authenticity and realness in online interactions.
Last stated a month ago
26 Sept 2026
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Pieter Levels — holds since 2026-09-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If everything one says is controversial, it can be entertaining, but it is harder to maintain credibility over the long haul. — tap to centre the map on it
If everything one says is controversial, it can be entertaining, but it is harder to maintain credibility over the long haul.
Last stated 21 years ago
24 Jan 2006
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Matt Cutts — holds since 2006-01-24 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Genuine personal enthusiasm for a product is what makes a keynote presentation compelling. — tap to centre the map on it
Genuine personal enthusiasm for a product is what makes a keynote presentation compelling.
Last stated 2 months ago
11 Sept 2026
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M.G. Siegler — holds since 2026-09-11 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Fun can be a product's differentiator, even when the team thinks that is an absurd thing to compete on. — tap to centre the map on it
Fun can be a product's differentiator, even when the team thinks that is an absurd thing to compete on.
Last stated a year ago
16 Oct 2025
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Dylan Field — holds since 2025-10-16 — 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
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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
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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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Playfulness and humor in leadership build authenticity and credibility rather than undermine it.
Last stated 5 May 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Ken Norton
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Approaching work in the spirit of play makes you more productive, more creative and less stressed.
Last stated 9 Jan 2026 · 10 months ago
Holds Ali Abdaal
Similar wording
A leader who projects unflappable seriousness causes their team to hide problems and honest feedback.
Last stated 5 May 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Ken Norton
Similar wording
A CEO's command of facts and thoughtful, unscripted answers signals real leadership more than charisma does
Last stated 19 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds M.G. Siegler
Similar wording
How people feel at work determines how well they work, and humor is one lever on that feeling.
Last stated 5 May 2025 · 2 years ago
Holds Ken Norton
Similar wording
People desire authenticity and realness in online interactions.
Last stated 26 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Pieter Levels
Similar wording
If everything one says is controversial, it can be entertaining, but it is harder to maintain credibility over the long haul.
Last stated 24 Jan 2006 · 21 years ago
Holds Matt Cutts
Similar wording
Genuine personal enthusiasm for a product is what makes a keynote presentation compelling.
Last stated 11 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds M.G. Siegler
Similar wording
Fun can be a product's differentiator, even when the team thinks that is an absurd thing to compete on.
Last stated 16 Oct 2025 · a year ago
Holds Dylan Field
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