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Leadership requires taking some risk
A prerequisite to taking ownershsip of interesting problems
Jakub Chodounsky
March 25, 2024
Leadership requires taking some risk
7 minutes by Will Larson
Taking direct, personal risk is a prerequisite to taking ownershsip of interesting problems that matter to your company. A risk-free existence isn’t a leadership role, regardless of whatever your title might be.
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The Builder's Guide to Better Mousetraps
7 minutes by Marc Brooker
I tend to be biased towards innovation. Towards building. I think most advice for technical leaders over-emphasizes the short-term risks of innovating too much, and under-emphasizes the long-term risks of innovating too little. However, both sides have good points, and we owe it to ourselves and our businesses to think carefully about the decision.
The 3 Horizons for strategic planning
6 minutes by Alex Ghiculescu
For almost a decade we’ve used a strategic planning framework called the 3 Horizons. We use it to share our view of our current strategy and the future we hope to create, in a format that’s easy to digest without extra context.
Stubborn Visionaries & Pigheaded Fools
6 minutes by Jason Cohen
How do you know when to stop, versus when to push through? You don't, not even in hindsight. But these guiding questions can help.
The Difference Between Amateurs and Professionals
3 minutes by Farnam Street
Why is it that some people seem to be hugely successful and do so much, while the vast majority of us struggle to tread water?
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