Jason Shen
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Exec coach helping founders and creative leaders rebound and reinvent so they do more of what matters most.
Jason Shen
The ostrich really needed a carrot
Seven Surprises for New CEOs
hbr.org
Really good HBR article about tough lessons for new CEOs of bigger companies (2004 but still very relevant)
“You do realize that I’m management now, right? I’m not service anymore, John, so I don’t go around shooting people in the head,” Sofia notes. She’s essentially a tech platform executive now, trying to avoid getting pulled into social media battles.
“Look, I made a deal when I agreed to run this hotel, and that deal said I had to follow the rules of... See more
“Look, I made a deal when I agreed to run this hotel, and that deal said I had to follow the rules of... See more
The John Wick Universe is Cancel Culture — Remains of the Day
John Wick and Cancel Culture
We need big brains to manage all the models
To build a successful startup, you need to build a cult
To build a cult, you need shibboleths
That’s why deranged slack emojis and esoteric inside jokes are so crucial to company culture
In all seriousness - if you don’t have insane inside jokes, your culture... See more
Lulu Cheng Meserveyx.com
if you want a relationship to last a long time, somehow you have to keep the scar tissue from building up. And that's really hard. So, when there's an issue, you somehow have to resolve it where there is zero lingering animosity. Nobody is even a little bit upset. Because even a little upset, that scar tissue that accumulates, that never goes away
Talk Given by John Ousterhout About Sustaining Relationships
You have to clear out any lingering resentment if you want something to last