What Adam Fishman thinks about management
Growth advisor who built growth and product teams at Lyft, Patreon and Imperfect Foods, and leads product at Mozilla; writes The FishmanAF Newsletter.
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1 dated position, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Adam Fishman has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Our readingManagers withhold feedback because it is socially expensive and they are not trained to give it.
Their wordsManagers don’t forget to give feedback. They don’t give it because feedback is socially expensive and most managers aren’t trained to deliver it well. They’re not trained at all, in fact. It makes them uncomfortable.
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