>> But he was tenacious; he would never give up on anything.
> To be fair, in my mind this is the one most common trait I find in successful entrepreneurs and leaders. I've seen leaders who I didn't think were particularly bright, or extroverted, or empathic, but man, did they not get stressed out by obstacles that came in their way. They either sidestepped them or overcame them, but they did not dwell on them and let those obstacles lead to self doubt.
> Leadership is basically just people-engineering and business-engineering. Engineers use tools to build products, and so do leaders.
> The immediate assumption is that people are tools/resources to build the product. That's talking like an engineer.
> Don't use your team to work on a project/product. Use the project to work on your team. They're not there to build the product. They're there to gain some personal fulfillment. Use the development of the product to grow them.
>> But he was tenacious; he would never give up on anything.
> To be fair, in my mind this is the one most common trait I find in successful entrepreneurs and leaders. I've seen leaders who I didn't think were particularly bright, or extroverted, or empathic, but man, did they not get stressed out by obstacles that came in their way. They either sidestepped them or overcame them, but they did not dwell on them and let those obstacles lead to self doubt.
Also really appreciated this articulation https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19350161
> Leadership is basically just people-engineering and business-engineering. Engineers use tools to build products, and so do leaders.
> The immediate assumption is that people are tools/resources to build the product. That's talking like an engineer.
> Don't use your team to work on a project/product. Use the project to work on your team. They're not there to build the product. They're there to gain some personal fulfillment. Use the development of the product to grow them.