Josh Bowen
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Josh Bowen
introducing "the fourth place" & why "third places" have fallen short on their promise
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How we manage At our company, we strive to make every team member the best version of themselves. This is a very difficult thing to do, and so it's helpful to articulate how exactly we do it. Managing a person or a team is a very unnatural job. As an individual, your performance is typically mea...
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“Being a generalist” is harder than it sounds.
The best generalists are actually mini experts in a bunch of areas.
11 disciplines to become a sharper operator:
A phrase I heard recently and found useful: I agree with the idea, but I disagree with the tone.
Many ideas get dismissed because they are delivered in a cocky or hostile or dismissive tone—or because of who delivers them.
Separate substance from style.
If you’re efficient, you’re doing it the wrong way. The right way is the hard way. The show was successful because I micromanaged it—every word, every line, every take, every edit, every casting. That’s my way of life.
Daniel McGinn • Jerry Seinfeld: Comedian, Innovator, Micromanager
Ultimately, she said, a world made up of atomized, physically isolated people is a world without a true shared reality—which is a recipe for civic disengagement, misinformation, and perhaps even political extremism.
Allie Conti • Do Yourself a Favor and Go Find a ‘Third Place’
