Theory: all meaningful leadership happens as a result of senior leaders thinking+reading on planes. Leaders should fly more to lead better.
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Counter-theory: All great productivity is achieved when managers are unable to micromanage because they're stuck on planes.
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That too. Executives are thinking, middle managers are safely out of the way.
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Also driving w/o talking. E.g. I navigated the idea maze faster while raising Bay Area money (PA<->SF) than other places.
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as a corollary, has leadership quality gone down as ability to disconnect (on plane, at home, whatever) has gone up?
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. if you live in a place with decent trains, use them instead. It works as well and is more carbon friendly







