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Published · transcript-backedRecommends Team of Teams.
3 Sept 2023 Lenny's Podcast Inside Etsy’s product, growth, and marketplace evolution | Tim Holley (VP of Product)
“Couple that come to mind Team of Teams by Stanley McChrystal has been, I think is just A, really fascinating read, and B, helped me think a lot about how you trust teams and how you think about disseminating decision-making to the right folks, tech language, push decisions to the edges. But thinking about it in the context that he describes there is really fascinating, and it just shows that it can work even in the most egregious world of military, which you think is top-down command and control, shows that there's a different way to approach problems.”
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- Tim Holley
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- recommendation
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- 3 Sept 2023
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- Lenny's Podcast
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…What are two or three books that you've recommended most to other people? Couple that come to mind Team of Teams by Stanley McChrystal has been, I think is just A, really fascinating read, and B, helped me think a lot about how you trust teams and how you think about disseminating decision-making to the right folks, tech language, push decisions to the edges. But thinking about it in the context that he describes there is really fascinating, and it just shows that it can work even in the most egregious world of military, which you think is top-down command and control, shows that there's a different way to approach problems. I was actually a fan favorite at Airbnb also.…
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