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Read this korrent: The people running companies are selected for resembling a leader rather than for being effective at anything.
The people running companies are selected for resembling a leader rather than for being effective at anything.
Last stated a year ago
21 May 2025
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Ed Zitron — holds since 2025-05-21 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company needs both a flat inventive team and a large operational one, and the leader's real job is the relationship between them. — tap to centre the map on it
A company needs both a flat inventive team and a large operational one, and the leader's real job is the…
Last stated 4 months ago
26 Apr 2026
ES
Evan Spiegel — holds since 2026-04-26 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Some firms are laying people off mainly so as not to look behind on AI, in a cascade of keeping up with the Joneses. — tap to centre the map on it
Some firms are laying people off mainly so as not to look behind on AI, in a cascade of keeping up with the Joneses.
Last stated 3 months ago
4 Jun 2026
AI
Alex Imas — holds since 2026-06-04 — tap for who they are
Same subject: The best product leaders are curators rather than visionaries: whose idea the strategy was does not matter, only that it is great and everyone has bought into it. — tap to centre the map on it
The best product leaders are curators rather than visionaries: whose idea the strategy was does not matter…
Last stated 2 months ago
9 Jul 2026
AM
Adam Mosseri — holds since 2026-07-09 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Firing a chief executive for bad results is several levels of wrong; the question is what company they carved out of the opportunity they were handed. — tap to centre the map on it
Firing a chief executive for bad results is several levels of wrong; the question is what company they carved out of the…
Last stated 12 months ago
18 Sept 2025
TL
Tobias Lütke — holds since 2025-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: In a managerially run company legitimacy lives in the plan rather than in any person, which is why changing anything takes enormous activation energy. — tap to centre the map on it
In a managerially run company legitimacy lives in the plan rather than in any person, which is why changing anything…
Last stated 12 months ago
18 Sept 2025
TL
Tobias Lütke — holds since 2025-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: Organizations are dragged into mediocrity by a force no one controls but everyone obeys, until their founders lose control of what they built. — tap to centre the map on it
Organizations are dragged into mediocrity by a force no one controls but everyone obeys, until their founders lose…
Last stated 4 months ago
10 May 2026
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Eric Ries — holds since 2026-05-10 — tap for who they are
Same subject: People love leadership, including the leadership they complain about, and there is something wonderful about being part of a group that is being led. — tap to centre the map on it
People love leadership, including the leadership they complain about, and there is something wonderful about…
Last stated 12 months ago
18 Sept 2025
TL
Tobias Lütke — holds since 2025-09-18 — tap for who they are
Same subject: A company should always have as few employees as possible, and hiring is the lever a leader reaches for last rather than first. — tap to centre the map on it
A company should always have as few employees as possible, and hiring is the lever a leader reaches for last rather…
Last stated 2 years ago
17 Dec 2024
CM
Charity Majors — holds since 2024-12-17 — tap for who they are
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