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Read this korrent: The decisions that most affect an organization are made when no manager is present, so a common purpose is the only real control a leader has.
The decisions that most affect an organization are made when no manager is present, so a common purpose is the only real control a leader has.
Last stated 5 months ago
10 May 2026
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Eric Ries — holds since 2026-05-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Every decision reached by consensus is an instance of the absence of leadership. — tap to centre the map on it
Every decision reached by consensus is an instance of the absence of leadership.
Last stated a year ago
18 Sept 2025
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Tobias Lütke — holds since 2025-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Micromanagement should be aimed at the few decisions that matter, never at how people carry the work out. — tap to centre the map on it
Micromanagement should be aimed at the few decisions that matter, never at how people carry the work out.
Last stated 5 months ago
7 Jun 2026
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Tony Fadell — holds since 2026-06-07 — tap for who they are
Same subject: When a decision is called too complex to make, the real explanation is almost always weak leadership. — tap to centre the map on it
When a decision is called too complex to make, the real explanation is almost always weak leadership.
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: One thing a leader can individually contribute is instilling in the organization the goal of having only A players. — tap to centre the map on it
One thing a leader can individually contribute is instilling in the organization the goal of having only A players.
Last stated 32 years ago
20 Apr 1995
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Steve Jobs — holds since 1995-04-20 — tap for who they are
Same subject: You cannot make good macro decisions without the micro, which means a leader has to sit alongside the individual contributors. — tap to centre the map on it
You cannot make good macro decisions without the micro, which means a leader has to sit alongside the individual contributors.
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 manager's role is to enable others to solve problems, not to solve problems directly. — tap to centre the map on it
A manager's role is to enable others to solve problems, not to solve problems directly.
Last stated 3 years ago
3 Jan 2024
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Tobias Sjösten — holds since 2024-01-03 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Needing to gather everyone in the same room to make a decision indicates that too many people are involved in that decision. — tap to centre the map on it
Needing to gather everyone in the same room to make a decision indicates that too many people are involved in that decision.
Last stated 6 years ago
22 May 2020
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Thorsten Ball — holds since 2020-05-22 — tap for who they are
Same subject: If you do not get your company's governance right, none of your other decisions will matter for the long term, because you will not be the one making them. — tap to centre the map on it
If you do not get your company's governance right, none of your other decisions will matter for the long term, because you will not be the one making them.
Last stated 5 months ago
10 May 2026
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Eric Ries — holds since 2026-05-10 — 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: A group of fewer than four people is not a team: it behaves like a set of individuals, and a single departure knocks it back into maintenance. — tap to centre the map on it
A group of fewer than four people is not a team: it behaves like a set of individuals, and a single departure knocks it back into maintenance.
Last stated 8 years ago
14 Jul 2018
WL
Will Larson — holds since 2018-07-14 — 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: A company hiring a designer is not hiring a politician or spokesperson, so it should just get into the design work. — tap to centre the map on it
A company hiring a designer is not hiring a politician or spokesperson, so it should just get into the design work.
Last stated 3 weeks ago
29 Sept 2026
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Danny Martinez — holds since 2026-09-29 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company is not sensitive to the few thousand dollars a candidate is afraid to ask for, because the fully-loaded cost of employing them dwarfs it. — tap to centre the map on it
A company is not sensitive to the few thousand dollars a candidate is afraid to ask for, because the fully-loaded cost of employing them dwarfs it.
Last stated 15 years ago
23 Jan 2012
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Patrick McKenzie — holds since 2012-01-23 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly. — tap to centre the map on it
A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly.
Last stated a month ago
21 Sept 2026
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Chris Coyier — holds since 2026-09-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget — tap to centre the map on it
A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget
Last stated 4 years ago
21 Mar 2023
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David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2023-03-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A designer who is not a designated leader can get leaned on by building an internal tool for a cross-functional need, such as one design needed by marketing. — tap to centre the map on it
A designer who is not a designated leader can get leaned on by building an internal tool for a cross-functional need, such as one design needed by marketing.
Last stated 5 months ago
19 May 2026
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Tommy Geoco — holds since 2026-05-19 — tap for who they are
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The decisions that most affect an organization are made when no manager is present, so a common purpose is the only real control a leader has.
Last stated 10 May 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Eric Ries
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Every decision reached by consensus is an instance of the absence of leadership.
Last stated 18 Sept 2025 · a year ago
Holds Tobias Lütke
Similar wording
Micromanagement should be aimed at the few decisions that matter, never at how people carry the work out.
Last stated 7 Jun 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Tony Fadell
Similar wording
When a decision is called too complex to make, the real explanation is almost always weak leadership.
Last stated 2 Aug 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Tom Verrilli
Similar wording
One thing a leader can individually contribute is instilling in the organization the goal of having only A players.
Last stated 20 Apr 1995 · 32 years ago
Holds Steve Jobs
Similar wording
You cannot make good macro decisions without the micro, which means a leader has to sit alongside the individual contributors.
Last stated 2 Aug 2026 · 3 months ago
Holds Tom Verrilli
Similar wording
A manager's role is to enable others to solve problems, not to solve problems directly.
Last stated 3 Jan 2024 · 3 years ago
Holds Tobias Sjösten
Similar wording
Needing to gather everyone in the same room to make a decision indicates that too many people are involved in that decision.
Last stated 22 May 2020 · 6 years ago
Holds Thorsten Ball
Similar wording
If you do not get your company's governance right, none of your other decisions will matter for the long term, because you will not be the one making them.
Last stated 10 May 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Eric Ries
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: team size
A group of fewer than four people is not a team: it behaves like a set of individuals, and a single departure knocks it back into maintenance.
Last stated 14 Jul 2018 · 8 years ago
Holds Will Larson
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: hiring
A company hiring a designer is not hiring a politician or spokesperson, so it should just get into the design work.
Last stated 29 Sept 2026 · 3 weeks ago
Holds Danny Martinez
Same subject: hiring
A company is not sensitive to the few thousand dollars a candidate is afraid to ask for, because the fully-loaded cost of employing them dwarfs it.
Last stated 23 Jan 2012 · 15 years ago
Holds Patrick McKenzie
Same subject: agency
A business can use stewardship of a community publication as a top-of-funnel customer acquisition strategy without needing the publication itself to generate revenue directly.
Last stated 21 Sept 2026 · a month ago
Holds Chris Coyier
Same subject: agency
A company can produce a good commercial without a large budget
Last stated 21 Mar 2023 · 4 years ago
Holds David Heinemeier Hansson
Same subject: agency
A designer who is not a designated leader can get leaned on by building an internal tool for a cross-functional need, such as one design needed by marketing.
Last stated 19 May 2026 · 5 months ago
Holds Tommy Geoco