Hard thing about hard things

INTERVIEWING:
- “what will you do in your first month?” beware of ‘just learning’, ‘interruption-driven’
- “how will new job differ from current? shows self awareness
- “Why would you want to join a small company?” beware equity, look for creativity. Running/operating vs creativity
When firing an exec:
- 1) Be clear on the reasons
- 2) Decisive language - “I decided” vs “I think”
- 3) Have severance package ready and approved
- 4) Follow up with comms to direct reports
2 main reasons employees leave - 1) hated manager - lack of guidance/career dev/feedback, 2) no learning. Both are solved by TRAINING
Big vs Startup exec
- startup - there is no inertia putting the company in motion - without input, the company stays at rest
INTEGRATION
- Force creativity - monthly/weekly/daily objectives
- Do they get it? daily meetings, demand lots of questions, Answer with 1st principles
- Put them in the mix - have a list of people to know and learn from. Get a debrief of what was learned.