Brie Wolfson
@briewolfson
mostly researching, thinking, and writing about company culture via The Kool-Aid Factory and Founder Fodder (newsletter). Used to Stripe (Stripe Press, BizOps) and Figma (Figma for Education).
Brie Wolfson
Company Culture and
Hiring and Culture with Patrick and John Collison and Ben Silbermann (HtSaS 2014: 11)
youtube.comAt critical moments in time, you can raise the aspirations of other people significantly, especially when they are relatively young, simply by suggesting they do something better or more ambitious than what they might have in mind.
Tyler Cowen • The High-Return Activity of Raising Others’ Aspirations
Among the senior leaders I’ve worked with, I’ve seen folks cause far more harm applying this advice too literally than by ignoring it. Leading effective and collaborative teams requires a nuanced approach to trust.
Will Larson • Inspection and the limits of trust.
On talent and
Stripes that move on from the company and find themselves at companies that don’t embrace the written word to the same extent. I count myself among them. We all report feeling a bit lost and disconnected from their colleagues without it.
Brie • Writing In Public, Inside Your Company
Coordination Headwind - How Organizations Are Like Slime Molds
komoroske.comEven if you want to be big someday, remember that you never need to act like a big boring company.