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There is a distinct competitive advantage to be able to express your thoughts in writing so that it can be digested async without your intervention. Most founde

There is a distinct competitive advantage to be able to express your thoughts in writing so that it can be digested async without your intervention. Most founders, managers and of course, leaf workers, don't have this ability. We rely on others to help us clarify what we want to convey. Honestly, I feel that being able to access a global workforce and needing to create processes that can be followed asynchronously and distributed is a major plus for a startup, even an established company. My gut feeling is that companies that operate like this will be more efficient and scalable, but only time will tell if this is true.

turtleyacht 3y ago
> leaf workers Typical org charts look like an upside-down tree, where the topmost, single node is the CEO. From there branch the others, VPs, managers, and so on to the end. These terminal ends are "leaves." These "individual contributors" span the widest across and are the "leaf workers." Imagining oneself to be a leaf brings a shift in perspective versus just being an IC: we sway in the wind; we forward rain drops to the earth; we spin and settle to ground. The seasons change: the tree is part of some large forest, and we gaze unknowing at walkers below. In the soil we nestle; the sun marks patterns across us above.