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As the founder of a small bootstrapped team of 15, I can confirm that good managers are needed. I am already struggling at this size so I can now fully apprecia

As the founder of a small bootstrapped team of 15, I can confirm that good managers are needed. I am already struggling at this size so I can now fully appreciate the role of good managers in larger orgs. Trust me, you need good managers. It is not only required but very critical to the success of any team and organization. There is a reason good CEOs and Executives get top dollar (and yes not all are worth the money but many are) because ultimately their job is to manage the company. Lower level managers as well have a critical responsibility to manage their own groups/teams.

artsyca 6y ago
The larger an organization scales the more it relies on signals rather than explicit spoken directives. In fact the majority of communication operates on signals and we ought to know that by this millennium. If you're not using signals to advantage well then maybe you've got a culture where people are putting out the wrong signals and they're being ignored or people are putting out conflicting signals and a lot of the wrong signals are getting picked up or any other combination that doesn't spell success. I wonder how many founders in the industry would say the same and how many of them are captains of a barely floating ship with dozens of little holes? And a million other questions about why victory is never guaranteed, only deserved. Or maybe you think culture grows organically like some crazed survival of the fittest type of scenario. I can tell you more about how that works out by examining the kitchen and the bathroom than attending any management meeting.
- artsyca 6y ago
  Talk about picking up on signals -> https://qz.com/work/1861934/study-suggests-we-can-hear-someones-hand-gestures https://qz.com/work/1861934/study-suggests-we-can-hear-someo... Imagine all the emotional leakage coming out of your casual workforce

artsyca 6y ago

The larger an organization scales the more it relies on signals rather than explicit spoken directives. In fact the majority of communication operates on signals and we ought to know that by this millennium. If you're not using signals to advantage well then maybe you've got a culture where people are putting out the wrong signals and they're being ignored or people are putting out conflicting signals and a lot of the wrong signals are getting picked up or any other combination that doesn't spell success. I wonder how many founders in the industry would say the same and how many of them are captains of a barely floating ship with dozens of little holes? And a million other questions about why victory is never guaranteed, only deserved. Or maybe you think culture grows organically like some crazed survival of the fittest type of scenario. I can tell you more about how that works out by examining the kitchen and the bathroom than attending any management meeting.

artsyca 6y ago
Talk about picking up on signals -> https://qz.com/work/1861934/study-suggests-we-can-hear-someones-hand-gestures https://qz.com/work/1861934/study-suggests-we-can-hear-someo... Imagine all the emotional leakage coming out of your casual workforce