Metamuse 76 // Leadership
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Mar 23, 2023 What does it take to lead a team through the messy realities of building a company? Adam and Mark explore workplace culture, setting values and standards, accountability, and the challenge of creating shared ownership on remote teams. They also draw inspiration from leaders in business, sports, entertainment, and history, and trade book recommendations for new managers.
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Leadership Equals Creating A Resulting Environment
- Leadership means creating an environment where the team achieves results you cannot deliver alone.
- The leader is ultimately accountable for those results even when others execute the work.
Invest Deeply In Hiring And Onboarding
- Hire for the people you need, then onboard them thoroughly; expect onboarding to take months to a year.
- Invest in onboarding so each hire offsets their communication and salary cost by contributing unique value.
Values Are Shown By Hiring And Rewards
- Your company's real values are revealed by who you hire, promote, and reward, not by plaques or slogans.
- Leaders set and disseminate those lived values through hiring and personnel decisions.