Main takeaways:
-Show the way and have followers
-Earn trust with honesty and low ego
-Architect for scale or expect production gremlins
-Go deep, go wide and un-learn a lot
-Get good at being good
26. “Getting yes means saying no. Easy
is hard. Simplicity is complexity.
Minimalism is sophistication.
Refinement is reduction. Beautiful is
invisible.”
30. “You lie at the intersection of
complementary human disciplines.
You are the driving force that makes
every talent work together in
symphony towards a clear purpose
and a crafted outcome.”
39. “Storytelling is a way of describing
your product vision as a single
construct that blends context,
possibilities, facts and emotion into a
conceivable sequence of events,
and invites everyone to feel invested
in the outcome.”
47. “Hiring ensures the team is
composed of individuals with
enough cognitive diversity to
represent your audience and solve
problems creatively. When it comes
to choosing from a pool, it’s
competencies first, then culture. In
that order.”
55. deep and wide in all conversations
connect with challenges and responsibilities
split personality
hipster, hacker, hustler
56. “A hipster, a hacker and a hustler in
your head that sometimes agree,
sometimes conspire against each
other. Give them sufficient mental
bandwidth, resources and tools to
operate at highest performance and
in positive collaboration.”
66. “Trust comes from predictable
delivery, not storytelling.
Trust goes all around. It works best
when extended to all your
relationships. Build trust with your
team, your peers, your stakeholders
and your leadership.”
75. “What will get you far and make
people remember you, is the power
of your ideas, not the power
you collect.
Ego will become your worst enemy.
Learn to openly accept your
misconceptions. Move past dogma.
Never be afraid to be wrong.”
76.
77. A director, at the intersection of disciplines.
Present an achievable vision as a story
everyone believes in.
Empower superheroes with right
competencies and culture.
Have deep conversations with all
team members.
Earn trust through predictable delivery.
Not afraid of being wrong.
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