The Basic Hygiene of Management
Startups
Effective leaders act as editor-in-chief. They deploy resources with focus and discipline. They develop the confidence both to launch and to end product lines.
Duration
25:29
Part of Series
FRICTION
Season
Season 1
Episode
3
In order to understand how friction helps and harms work, Stanford’s Bob Sutton, author of the forthcoming “Asshole Survival Guide,” interviews management expert Michael Dearing, a former senior vice president at eBay who has done corporate strategy for the Walt Disney Co. and now heads Harrison Metal, a VC and education firm that focuses on general management, business leadership and product development. Discover the timeless truths of good management, the rules of engagement to allow for creative tension, and the virtue of velocity for the entrepreneur.
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