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Read this korrent: Real leaders stand up for their beliefs even when others disagree.
Real leaders stand up for their beliefs even when others disagree.
Last stated a year ago
16 Oct 2025
EE
Ethan Evans — holds since 2025-10-16 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People almost always align their beliefs with their interests. — tap to centre the map on it
People almost always align their beliefs with their interests.
Last stated 2 months ago
14 Sept 2026
FC
François Chollet — holds since 2026-09-14 — 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 truth stays true whoever holds it; people should be judged by the truth, not the truth by its holders — tap to centre the map on it
A truth stays true whoever holds it; people should be judged by the truth, not the truth by its holders
AL
Al-Ghazali — holds since c. 1106–1111 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People take their beliefs about reality as truth and rarely question them — tap to centre the map on it
People take their beliefs about reality as truth and rarely question them
JR
Jane Roberts — holds since c. 1972–1973 — 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
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Kapil Gupta — holds since 2025-03-06 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The founders worth backing think differently and stand by very unpopular convictions that may well be wrong but, if right, will be really right. — tap to centre the map on it
The founders worth backing think differently and stand by very unpopular convictions that may well be wrong but, if right, will be really right.
Last stated 2 months ago
23 Aug 2026
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Sam Altman — holds since 2026-08-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When accuracy and belonging conflict, most people take the belief that keeps them accepted by their community. — tap to centre the map on it
When accuracy and belonging conflict, most people take the belief that keeps them accepted by their community.
Last stated 10 months ago
1 Jan 2026
JC
James Clear — holds since 2026-01-01 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Respect is owed to those who lead minds by the force of truth, not to conquerors who enslave their fellow creatures — tap to centre the map on it
Respect is owed to those who lead minds by the force of truth, not to conquerors who enslave their fellow creatures
VO
Voltaire — holds since c. 1733 — 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
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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: 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: 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: Deliberately shifting a culture is far harder now that everyone can personalise their media and skip past anything they dislike. — tap to centre the map on it
Deliberately shifting a culture is far harder now that everyone can personalise their media and skip past anything they dislike.
Last stated a year ago
1 Jul 2025
AE
Alice Evans — holds since 2025-07-01 — 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
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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
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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
TH
Thomas Hobbes — holds since c. 1651 — tap for who they are
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Real leaders stand up for their beliefs even when others disagree.
Last stated 16 Oct 2025 · a year ago
Holds Ethan Evans
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People almost always align their beliefs with their interests.
Last stated 14 Sept 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds François Chollet
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 truth stays true whoever holds it; people should be judged by the truth, not the truth by its holders
Last stated c. 1106–1111
Holds Al-Ghazali
Similar wording
People take their beliefs about reality as truth and rarely question them
Last stated c. 1972–1973
Holds Jane Roberts
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
The founders worth backing think differently and stand by very unpopular convictions that may well be wrong but, if right, will be really right.
Last stated 23 Aug 2026 · 2 months ago
Holds Sam Altman
Similar wording
When accuracy and belonging conflict, most people take the belief that keeps them accepted by their community.
Last stated 1 Jan 2026 · 10 months ago
Holds James Clear
Similar wording
Respect is owed to those who lead minds by the force of truth, not to conquerors who enslave their fellow creatures
Last stated c. 1733
Holds Voltaire
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: 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
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: attitude change
Deliberately shifting a culture is far harder now that everyone can personalise their media and skip past anything they dislike.
Last stated 1 Jul 2025 · a year ago
Holds Alice Evans
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