Tobi Lütke: The belief that micromanagement is bad destroyed massive business value
Tobi L–tke · Shopify CEO Tobi Lütke: Remote Work vs In-Person; The Benefit of Setting Constraints | E997 · 20VC with Harry Stebbings · Apr 3, 2023 · at 1:07:44
Tobi Lütke is the founder and CEO of Shopify. During a discussion on leadership styles, he argues against the prevailing corporate consensus that micromanagement should be avoided.
“I think there's probably no singular idea that has destroyed more business value on planet Earth than the idea that Micromanagement is a bad thing.”
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