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I had 2 very different bosses. And 1 lesson I'll never forget. Boss #1 was polished. Charming. Amazing at managing up. But with our team he was brutal. He led from insecurity, pushing people down to make himself feel bigger. The execs thought he walked on water. Meanwhile, we were just trying to survive the week.…

Warren Buffett displays one diploma in his office. It's not from a university. At 21, he was so afraid of public speaking that he nearly threw up before every talk. So he paid $100 for a Dale Carnegie speaking course. That cert is the only one he hangs on his wall. (And yes, he has two degrees: a bachelor's in b…

I got demoted from a role I was crushing. They said I wasn't the right fit. Gave it to someone with the "right" credentials on paper. I sat with that for a while. Turning it over. Trying to make sense of it. I felt out of control, because I was. I couldn't control the decision or the politics behind it. I couldn'…

Alfred Sloan used to end GM meetings the moment everyone agreed. (But not for the reason you'd think.) He would say: "I propose we postpone further discussion until our next meeting, to give ourselves time to develop disagreement." He ran General Motors for more than 3 decades, and built it into the largest compan…

I had 2 very different bosses. And 1 lesson I'll never forget. Boss #1 was polished. Charming. Amazing at managing up. But with our team he was brutal. He led from insecurity, pushing people down to make himself feel bigger. The execs thought he walked on water. Meanwhile, we were just trying to survive the week.…

I got demoted from a role I was crushing. They said I wasn't the right fit. Gave it to someone with the "right" credentials on paper. I sat with that for a while. Turning it over. Trying to make sense of it. I felt out of control, because I was. I couldn't control the decision or the politics behind it. I couldn'…