Martin: Async work eliminates the "charisma bias" of synchronous meetings
Liam Martin · How we bootstrapped to $20m ARR using asynchronous work · May 2, 2023 · at 18:15
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Liam Martin, co-founder of Running Remote, argues at a conference that in-person meetings disproportionately reward charismatic speakers rather than good ideas.
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“Charisma bias disappears. This is my This is my Captain America story. Basically, if you go into a meeting and you see eight people, I don't even have to hear what they have to say. Usually it's the six foot five guy that looks like Captain America that ends up having his ideas adopted. It's not because he has better ideas. It's because he's actually charismatic and he's able to communicate his ideas more effectively. Asynchronous removes that ability.”
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