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Here is my radical proposition: a business leader’s job is to create great teams that do amazing work on time. That’s it. That’s the job of management.
Patty McCord • Powerful: Building a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility
What can someone who's built multiple billion-dollar companies teach you? Some lessons from my conversation with Brad Jacobs: 1. If you get the major trend right, you can make mistakes and still succeed. 2. If you want extraordinary results, you can’t think like everyone else. 3. Complexity hides opportunity. 4. Focus on return on capital and
... See moreIn product development, if something doesn’t work, you get rid of it. I realized we could apply that same principle to managing people.
Patty McCord • Powerful: Building a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility
the most important job of management is to focus really intently on the building of great teams.
Patty McCord • Powerful: Building a Culture of Freedom and Responsibility
We find deep meaning in the act of serving.
Frances Frei • Uncommon Service: How to Win by Putting Customers at the Core of Your Business
it’s a misconception that more people make better stuff. With our teams at Pure, and all around Silicon Valley, I could see the power of small, unencumbered teams.