it's like having a very capable employee who also has a drinking problem or some sort of manic-depressive disorder. You've gotta keep them on a short leash. If you can leverage their brilliance without letting them destroy the company and everything you create together, then you're golden
I have never come out of a situation where I was negative to or about someone else and felt better. Any time I have been disdainful of another person has ended with me wishing I had kept my mouth shut. Turns out that hurting people, even when I think I’m right, even if they “hurt me first”, just makes me feel worse, and made their life worse in the... See more
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