The only antidote to entropy, the only antidote to decay in a system is energy. You got to inject energy. Your job as an executive, as a leader, is to fight that entropy tooth and nail every single day.
Leaders inject energy or watch entropy win
Leadership → Culture
Matt MacInnis"I deliberately understaff every project" | Leadership lessons from Rippling's $16B journey
I've learned that optimism is a renewable resource. His ability to generate energy and to use his optimism to renew everybody's dedication to the mission is unbelievable and I think it's such an important part of the culture.
Asha SharmaHow 80,000 companies build with AI: Products as organisms and the death of org charts
My energy source is dissatisfaction with status quo. My fundamental belief is all this talk about technology where all... So many books are about just technology leading to dystopia. You know what dystopia is? Today, compared to what it will be in 20 years ago or any. I think today is the dystopia of future.
Tobi LütkeTobi Lütke's leadership playbook: First principles, infinite games, and maximizing human potential