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The One-to-Three-Men Theory

Matt LeMay · 9 Sept 2026

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  1. Our reading

    In some companies the decisive metric is whether the business caters to the egos of one to three powerful men.

    Their wordsIn these cases, it’s almost as if the most consequential metric is not how much money the business makes, but whether the business successfully caters to the egos of a few powerful people. These people are usually men. And there are usually one to three of them.

  2. Our reading

    Impact-first work helps defend your value, but not where perceived value is a function of power or status.

    Their wordsBeing “impact first” matters a lot when you need to explain and defend the value of your work. But when your perceived value is a function of your power, your title, or your status… well, that’s a very different situation.

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