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CEOs on Their Least Popular But Most Impactful Decisions

The Generalist • 900 implied HN points • 23 Jan 24
💼 Business Leadership Decision-making Company Building Customer Relations Team Management
  1. Great leadership requires making tough decisions that go against popular opinion.
  2. CEOs must prioritize what's best for the long-term success of their company, even if it means making unpopular choices.
  3. Building a successful company often means making difficult decisions that may challenge the norms and expectations of others.

The Renaissance of Media

Growth Croissant • 963 implied HN points • 19 Jan 24
💼 Business Media Entrepreneurship Growth Monetization Team Management
  1. Building a media business as an individual is challenging and requires hard work and consistency.
  2. As a media business grows, managing growth, monetization, and tech can become distracting from the core creative efforts.
  3. To bridge the resource gap between large media companies and individual creators, providing hands-on support for tech and growth can be beneficial.

The Buffalo Bills have a decision to make

Go Long with Tyler Dunne • 511 implied HN points • 23 Jan 24
🎾 Sports Football Team Management Playoffs Coaching Quarterbacks
  1. The Buffalo Bills need to decide whether to build around their head coach or go all-in on their quarterback, Josh Allen.
  2. The team's offensive strategy needs to revolve around maximizing Josh Allen's talents as a quarterback to reach their full potential.
  3. The Bills have to prioritize making strategic decisions to support Josh Allen if they aim to succeed in the long run, potentially even considering coaching changes.
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From seven failures to 10x growth

Kyle Poyar’s Growth Unhinged • 354 implied HN points • 24 Jan 24
💼 Business Startup Growth Product Development Marketing User Feedback Team Management
  1. Growing from 0 to 1,000 users was harder than the next 999,000 for Jam.
  2. Key factors for Jam's success included dogfooding, focusing on high quality, and having few, focused pilots.
  3. Jam's growth strategies involved continuous improvement, strong focus on user feedback, and engaging with the community through events and content.

Ode to Tuckman

Wednesday Wisdom • 47 implied HN points • 07 Mar 24
💼 Business Team Management Leadership Team Dynamics
  1. High performing teams are not just a group of senior rockstars; diversity in levels, skills, and personalities leads to better outcomes.
  2. High performing teams need to go through Tuckman's stages of Forming, Storming, Norming, and Performing to establish trust, norms, and identity before delivering quality work.
  3. Leadership is about adapting to team needs - understanding team diversity and dynamics is key for team success.

64 good, gettable NBA players

TrueHoop • 255 implied HN points • 04 Oct 23
🎾 Sports Basketball Team Management Player analysis
  1. There are 18 NBA teams with aspirations for the 2024 conference finals, needing help to compete, especially in the East.
  2. Atlanta Hawks are evaluating Trae Young and considering roster upgrades to win now or potentially rebuild like the Thunder.
  3. The article discusses available NBA players that could make an impact for teams, exploring potential trades and acquisitions.

021. [Founder Psychology Lesson] How to evolve from cowboy to leader

Safe For Work (SFW) • 15 implied HN points • 21 Feb 24
💼 Business Startup Leadership Team Management
  1. Startup founders need to transition from being independent doers to effective organizational leaders as the company grows.
  2. Founder's rapid learning pace in early stages can hinder team building if they don't shift to leading and collaborating with their team.
  3. Leaders should practice empathy, effective communication, and self-awareness to navigate the challenges of moving from individual contributor to managerial role.

Roster Decisions

Mets Fix • 314 implied HN points • 27 Mar 23
🎾 Sports Baseball Injuries Player development Team Management
  1. The Mets are finalizing their roster decisions for Opening Day, including signing Dylan Bundy for more depth in the starting rotation.
  2. Max Scherzer will start the opener, with Justin Verlander pitching the home opener - despite dealing with an injury scare in his final spring tune-up.
  3. The process of selecting the Opening Day roster is ceremonial and a fluid process, aimed at balancing competing for a championship and developing top talent.

Kosmik Year in Review

Kosmik’s Newsletter • 39 implied HN points • 26 Dec 23
🕹 Technology Software Web Development Funding Team Management Product Design
  1. Kosmik 2.0 aims to be a desktop in the cloud, providing an environment where users can organize files and tools in a more visual and collaborative way.
  2. The concept of a digital desktop is changing, with a shift towards cloud-based storage and a need for a more flexible and fluid way to organize files and assets.
  3. Kosmik is evolving as a product, with a focus on web technologies to improve speed, product quality, and roadmap, along with securing funding to ensure long-term growth and development.

Building a Conflict-Resilient Team

PeopleStorming • 79 implied HN points • 11 Jul 23
💼 Business Conflict resolution Team Management Leadership Workplace dynamics Professional development
  1. Building a conflict-resilient team involves empowering leaders to foster a positive work environment.
  2. Addressing conflicts constructively and with a long-term perspective can improve the overall work environment.
  3. Recruiting everyone in the team to actively participate in resolving conflicts is key, and principles like showing empathy and encouraging open communication play a vital role.

Self vs Self

davidj.substack • 95 implied HN points • 07 Jun 23
🕹 Technology Engineering Team Management AI
  1. Individual Contributor roles in technology allow technically skilled individuals to advance without moving into management.
  2. Specialized IC roles, like Staff or Principal, are crucial for making better technical decisions and preventing engineering issues.
  3. Having fewer hard-to-hire line managers and more experienced ICs can lead to better support and scaling in technical teams.

Should Your Data Science Team be Centralized or Decentralized? Why Not Intentionally Rotate?

Mike Talks AI • 98 implied HN points • 19 May 23
🕹 Technology Data science Team Management Organizational Design
  1. Consider a hybrid approach for data science teams to balance the strengths of both centralized and decentralized setups.
  2. Some companies are experimenting with intentionally rotating between centralized and decentralized structures every few years.
  3. Switching between centralization and decentralization periodically allows for exploration and scalability of diverse ideas within data science teams.