Sublime

To manage people well, you must develop trusting relationships with them, understand their strengths and weaknesses (as well as your own), make good decisions about who should do what (including hiring and firing when necessary), and coach individuals to do their best.

building blocks of human collaboration: learning different types of listening and different styles of communication, how to run meetings, how to coach one another, and other practical skills.

Knowing the value you bring and trusting in your own perspective is the foundation of your edge.

By starting with yourself, you can create an environment in which everyone is self-aware—which, in turn, leads to mutual awareness among team members.

The best boards contain a diverse group of people, each of whom plays a different role: a committed listener, who holds up the mirror; a catalyst, who helps you get outside your comfort zone; a connector, who plugs you into other resources, people, and learning opportunities; a task master or trainer, who holds you accountable for doing what you sa