Berger: Assume your erratic founder is simply terrified by high stakes
Kenneth Berger · Why not asking for what you want is holding you back | Kenneth Berger (exec coach, first PM @Slack) · May 19, 2024 · at 58:25
Kenneth Berger, executive coach and Slack's first product manager, advises early startup employees on navigating relationships with startup founders.
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“My clue to people who report to a founder is to say, imagine if you're confused about How your founder is behaving. Imagine that they're terrified all the time, right? And see if that makes their behavior more clear. Because it is scary to be a founder, right? Everything's on your shoulders. And I think a lot of people do feel that sense of high stakes all the time.”
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