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Shreyas Doshi—Making of a Great Leader (EP.118)

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Top down doesn't work in a complex adaptive system, Emergence comes from the bottom. Give your people agency to come up with the best ideas and execution freedom. Have a very tight grip when it comes to the vision but after that, let go, and then magic happens.

Shreyas Doshi is a startup advisor who has formerly worked in the product teams of tech firms like Stripe, Twitter, Google, Yahoo. He regularly writes about product, strategy, org psychology, leadership, and life! Important Links:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/shreyas
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shreyasdoshi

Show Notes:

Shreyas’s childhood
Operating with the owner mindset
The LNO framework
Getting good at leveraging time
The antithesis principle
Having a great manager
Individual vs. group decision making
“Apple Pie” positions
Beware of certainty theater
Social media: A global intelligence network
Minimizing your opportunity costs
The issue with following the rubric
Lessons from school at the workplace
Learning to unlearn
Tao Te Ching on leadership
Being an invisible leader
Tight vs. weak grip
And MUCH more!

Books Mentioned:

The Science of Storytelling; by Will Storr
The Status Game; by Will Storr
Tao Te Ching; by Lao Tzu

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