What Eric Ries thinks about management

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Author of The Lean Startup and Incorruptible, and founder of the Long-Term Stock Exchange, who advises companies on corporate governance and mission protection.

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1. 10 May 2026

   Our readingThe 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.

   Their wordsif you want to manage something like as a leader, you have to understand that the most consequential decisions that will affect any organization's life are almost by definition made when no manager is present.

   ↗How Anthropic, Costco, and Patagonia all build incorruptible companies | Eric Riesyoutube.com 24th of 24 in this recording