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> Allan McDonald leaves behind his wife, Linda, and four children — and a legacy of doing the right things at the right times with the right people. It sounds
by neilv 2y ago
> Allan McDonald leaves behind his wife, Linda, and four children — and a legacy of doing the right things at the right times with the right people.
It sounds like the most noteworthy part of his legacy is attempting to do the right thing, but with the wrong people.
I think this is meaningful to mention, because saying to do "the right things, at the right time, with the right people" is easy -- but harder is figuring out what that really means, and how do you achieve that state when you have incomplete control?
- noisy_boy 2y agoHe had incomplete control but did the right thing (to refuse to let the risk slide) at the right time (before the launch). You don't need to have full control to do this. > but harder is figuring out what that really means I think it is quite clear except the part about "right people"; if the people around you are not right, I would guess it is even more important to do the right thing. Obviously this comes at at a (potentially great) cost which is why it is easier said than done and why his actions are so admirable.
- neilv 2y ago"The right people" is difficult. Working with NASA would seem one of the better bets. For startup founders, you can try to hire "the right people". (And share the equity appropriately.) For job-seekers, when you're interviewing with them, you can ask yourself whether they're "the right people". (And don't get distracted by a Leetcode hazing, in what's supposed to be collegial information-sharing and -gathering by both parties.)