About this source
Ben Horowitz draws on his experience as co-founder of Opsware and partner at Andreessen Horowitz to offer practical wisdom for navigating the hardest problems in business -- the ones with no formula, no playbook, and no easy answers. From surviving near-bankruptcy and managing layoffs to building culture and leading through existential crises, Horowitz shares the raw, unfiltered lessons that most management books ignore.
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Managing Your Own Psychology
The most critical CEO skill is controlling your own mind under relentless pressure
LEADweeks
Firing Executives the Right Way
Turning executive failures into organizational learning through root cause analysis
LEADmonths
Minimizing Organizational Politics
Building processes that eliminate political behavior before it takes root
LEADmonths
Programming Your Company Culture
Designing cultural behaviors that create lasting strategic advantage
COMweeks
The One-on-One Meeting System
Using structured individual meetings to surface critical information from the bottom up
LEADongoing
Management Debt Framework
Recognizing and paying down the hidden costs of expedient management decisions
COMweeks
Radical Transparency with Bad News
Building trust by telling employees the full truth, especially when it hurts
LEADweeks
Hire for Strength, Not Lack of Weakness
Consensus-based hiring finds inoffensive mediocrity -- hire for world-class strengths
LEADweeks
The Right Way to Do Layoffs
Preserving company culture and trust while executing painful workforce reductions
STRmonths
Lead Bullets, Not Silver Bullets
When competition threatens survival, fix the product -- there is no shortcut
LEADdays
Wartime CEO / Peacetime CEO
Adapting your leadership mode to match existential threat level
MINDongoing
The Struggle Navigation Framework
Surviving the darkest moments of leadership when nothing is working