High Leverage Leadership

The worst advice someone can give you as a founder/CEO: “Hire great executives and get out of their way” But this is exactly what countless business gurus told me as I was building Classy into the hundreds of people… And it blew up in my face. Turns out the same thing happened to the founder of Airbnb too, Brian Chesky. And the results were just as disastrous.?? So he had to figure out a better way to run things (as did I). The founder of Y-Combinator even gave this leadership style a cool name: Founder-Mode. ???→ But what the f*ck is Founder Mode? ???→ And how do you scale your company in it? I answered these exact questions in this 3,000-word article I just published. Every word comes from experience - either my own, or reflections from legendary founders I admire... Here's a few (outside of Chesky): ? Reed Hastings, Netflix ? Yvon Chouinard, Patagonia ? Daniel Ek, Spotify ? Brian Halligan, Hubspot And then of course, a dose of Andy Grove, the epic CEO of Intel, and author of my favorite business book, High Output Management. So, forget what the business gurus are telling you... And read this article instead: https://lnkd.in/gZWJPuc8 Would love to know what you think in the comments!

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But… only if you believe it is ???? --- Creator Credit: Steven Bartlett (give him a follow!)

Your million-dollar idea is worthless without great execution: Here’s how to make sure you don’t drop the ball ?? *** ?? PS. Sick of newsletters yet? Here's one you'll actually read: https://lnkd.in/gRxdayew

One of the most significant moments in my journey was realising that I had to unlearn as much as I had to learn. The expertise that brought me success was the same expertise that was starting to get in my way. I had to become a beginner again, to look at the world through a new lens and reimagine everything. Acknowledging that there's always more to learn is the secret to keeping ahead. Image credit: Quoted Visually ==== Creator Credit: Steven Bartlett (give him a follow!)

Everyone thinks first-time founders are amateurs. Here are 10 ways to fix that: ______ ?? PS. Like this post? Try the only leadership newsletter you'll ever need: https://lnkd.in/gRxdayew

Mastery isn't about making one big leap. It's about taking small, consistent steps every single day. It's the daily habits and the small actions that compound over time to create extraordinary results. What small step are you taking today towards where you want to be? ----- Creator Credit: Steven Bartlett (give him a follow!)

Firing someone is never easy. Here's how to do it right (without being an as*hole): ______ ?? PS. Like this post? Try the only leadership newsletter you'll ever need: https://lnkd.in/gRxdayew

I used to think my introversion was a weakness. Then I learned these 7 ways to quietly command respect: _______ ?? PS. Join our free newsletter & community of 100,000+ https://lnkd.in/gRxdayew

Your MBA might be holding you back. 7 ways that extra degree is k*lling your company: *** ?? PS. Like this post? Try the only leadership newsletter you'll ever need: https://lnkd.in/gRxdayew