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← Wherever someone exercises authority, someone resists it

17 connected korrents · 12 moments from 6 Feb 1788 to 9 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under management management Everything filed under government government Everything filed under agency agency Everything filed under ambition ambition Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Wherever someone exercises authority, someone resists it Wherever someone exercises authority,someone resists it OW Oscar Wilde — holds since c. 1891 — tap for who they are Same subject: No one can be forced against their will into acting against their conscience — tap to centre the map on it No one can be forced against theirwill into acting against theirconscience LT Leo Tolstoy — holds since c. 1893–1894 — tap for who they are Same subject: Wherever law ends, tyranny begins, and an official who exceeds his legal power may be opposed — tap to centre the map on it Wherever law ends, tyranny begins,and an official who exceeds hislegal power may be opposed JL John Locke — holds since c. 1689–1690 — 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 dominatea group alone will exploit it ratherthan 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: If forced to choose, the tyranny of one man is less hateful than the tyranny of many — tap to centre the map on it If forced to choose, the tyranny ofone man is less hateful than thetyranny of many VO Voltaire — holds since c. 1752–1774 — tap for who they are Same subject: No human is strong enough to resist the corruption that power brings — tap to centre the map on it No human is strong enough to resistthe corruption that power brings Last stated 4 years ago 16 Dec 2022 DH David Heinemeier Hansson — holds since 2022-12-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Anyone pursuing ambitious plans has to learn to resist the pressure of what other people think. — tap to centre the map on it Anyone pursuing ambitious plans hasto learn to resist the pressure ofwhat other people think. Last stated a year ago 23 May 2025 JL Jessica Livingston — holds since 2025-05-23 — tap for who they are Same subject: No one can give another more power than he has, so no one can consent to be enslaved — tap to centre the map on it No one can give another more powerthan he has, so no one can consentto be enslaved JL John Locke — holds since c. 1689–1690 — tap for who they are Same subject: Ambition must be set against ambition so that each branch resists the others — tap to centre the map on it Ambition must be set againstambition so that each branch resiststhe others Last stated 239 years ago 6 Feb 1788 JM James Madison — holds since 1788-02-06 — tap for who they are Same subject: "Corporate communications" is now an oxymoron, since nothing meaningful can be communicated by a faceless committee. — tap to centre the map on it "Corporate communications" is now anoxymoron, since nothing meaningfulcan be communicated by a facelesscommittee. Last stated 3 years ago 19 Mar 2024 LM Lulu Cheng Meservey — holds since 2024-03-19 — 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 oftheir way" is dangerous advice foranyone 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: "Hire smart people and get out of their way" is bad management advice; leaders should stay closely involved, building trust and working through hard problems with their people to create alignment. — tap to centre the map on it "Hire smart people and get out oftheir way" is bad management advice;leaders should stay closelyinvolved, building trust and workingthrough hard problems with theirpeople to create alignment. Last stated 4 weeks ago 9 Oct 2026 CR Carl Rivera — holds since 2026-10-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: Adding people to a design effort does not simply add productivity. — tap to centre the map on it Adding people to a design effortdoes not simply add productivity. MC Melvin Conway — holds since c. 1968 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI favours tiny teams of high-agency individual contributors with blurred roles, and the coordinating manager is not needed until it is time to polish. — tap to centre the map on it AI favours tiny teams of high-agencyindividual contributors with blurredroles, and the coordinating manageris not needed until it is time topolish. Last stated 2 years ago 25 Mar 2025 JZ Julie Zhuo — holds since 2025-03-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI-branded layoffs are not about AI; they are about badly run companies putting an AI label on having hired too many people. — tap to centre the map on it AI-branded layoffs are not about AI;they are about badly run companiesputting an AI label on having hiredtoo many people. Last stated a month ago 27 Sept 2026 MG Molly Graham — holds since 2026-09-27 — tap for who they are Same subject: A portfolio that could be one-shotted, or that looks very familiar next to someone else's, is going to put hiring managers off. — tap to centre the map on it A portfolio that could beone-shotted, or that looks veryfamiliar next to someone else's, isgoing to put hiring managers off. Last stated a month ago 29 Sept 2026 DM Danny Martinez — holds since 2026-09-29 — tap for who they are Same subject: An obsession with titles is what will screw people over. — tap to centre the map on it An obsession with titles is whatwill screw people over. Last stated 7 months ago 14 Apr 2026 BL Brian Lovin — holds since 2026-04-14 — tap for who they are Same subject: Better organizations recruit more effectively, because most people want to work for a high-quality organization — tap to centre the map on it Better organizations recruit moreeffectively, because most peoplewant to work for a high-qualityorganization Last stated 18 years ago 12 Jun 2008 MB Max Bazerman — holds since 2008-06-12 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Wherever someone exercises authority, someone resists it Last stated c. 1891 Holds Oscar Wilde Read this korrent →