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Slootman would start board meetings by detailing everything going wrong or likely to go wrong , rather than patting himself on the back

“Being a CEO is a highly confrontational role... Confrontation is about confronting issues and situations that are either not good enough or could be better,”

Instead of asking "what tasks can we automate?" leaders should ask "what new capabilities can we unlock?"

One of the hardest and loneliest battles you’ll have to fight as you work to build the life you want is maintaining unwavering self belief that you will make it despite having *nothing* to show for it over a 2-3 year period before you see “overnight” success. You’ll feel like an imposter telling others what you’re building and who you believe you’l... See more

At Amazon, Jeff Bezos told us to "not compromise for the sake of social cohesion." I saw him tolerate lengthy, exhausting arguments as a result. When I was a director, my VP constantly argued with Jeff and refused to back down.

What would’ve happened if you hadn’t given the brief to a load of engineering firms who immediately focused on speed, time, distance, capacity? What if you’d given the brief to Disney instead?

“the job of a leader is to absorb complexity and pass down clarity