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To build the perfect sprint team, first you’re going to need a Danny Ocean: someone with authority to make decisions. That person is the Decider, a role so important we went ahead and capitalized it. The Decider is the official decision-maker for the project.
Braden Kowitz • Sprint: How to Solve Big Problems and Test New Ideas in Just Five Days
The reality is that there have been successful ARPA programs all over the spectrum. JCR Licklider “just” spelled out an extraordinary vision, found people who were aligned with it, and gave them resources. Only a few years later, Lawrence Roberts ran the ARPAnet program almost like a CEO: giving different people and groups parts of a broader... See more
Ben Reinhardt • The ARPA Model isn't what you think it is
Perhaps the most successful disciple of the Graham and Dodd approach was a canny midwesterner named Warren Buffett, often called “the sage of Omaha.” Buffett compiled a legendary investment record, allegedly following the approach of the firm-foundation theory.
Burton G. Malkiel • A Random Walk Down Wall Street: The Best Investment Guide That Money Can Buy (Thirteenth)
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Carly Ayres • The generalist renaissance
Plato said those who tell the stories rule society and he was right.
W. Brian Arthur • Complexity Economics: Proceedings of the Santa Fe Institute's 2019 Fall Symposium
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John Doerr • Measure What Matters: How Google, Bono, and the Gates Foundation Rock the World with OKRs
Traditional corporate structures rewarded political skill. Knowing how to manage up. Building alliances. Navigating approval processes. Playing the game of bureaucracy.
Flatter structures with radical decision-making authority require different capabilities. You need people who can make decisions when there’s no manager to defer to. Who can work... See more
Flatter structures with radical decision-making authority require different capabilities. You need people who can make decisions when there’s no manager to defer to. Who can work... See more