Roles change faster than people, and executive tenures are often short. In cases of true rapid scale (a business that’s 3–10×ing every year), I tell people to expect leaders to last about 18 months. Let them surprise you by lasting longer, but don’t let it surprise you if it’s shorter.
Being a great manager is easy.
All you have to do is be vulnerable but unflappable, care about people but put the business first, balance competing interests of your team and your boss, obsess over numbers but be a great storyteller, empower your team but give clear direction…