Hacker News with Generative AI: Leadership

The Incompetence of Doge Is a Feature, Not a Bug (wired.com)
Within just the last week or so, Elon Musk’s DOGE hit team of mostly young, almost exclusively male engineers and executives have done the following:
Cryptocurrency, Dogecoin, Elon Musk, Technology, Leadership
12 points by xnx 4 hours ago | 1 comments
Growing Mozilla – and evolving our leadership (mozilla.org)
Since 2022, Mozilla has been in an active process evolving what we do – and renewing our leadership. Today we announced several updates on the leadership piece of this ongoing work.
Leadership, Mozilla, Organizational Change, Non-profit
53 points by schalkneethling 1 day ago | 58 comments
The CTO Graveyard: 7 Archetypes That Always Fail [video] (youtube.com)
Leadership, Technology, Business, Video, Management
3 points by avivby 3 days ago | 0 comments
He who saves his country, violates no law (wikipedia.org)
"He who saves his country, violates no law" (or "He who saves his country does not violate any law") is a purported quotation attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte.[1][2] It is often interpreted as a justification for extraordinary actions in times of national crisis.
History, Politics, Morality, Leadership
10 points by hn_acker 4 days ago | 4 comments
Yes you built that but at what cost? (abhinavomprakash.com)
You tighten the last screw on the bridge. Feeling triumphant you raise your hands and cheer. Your crew cheers. The bridge is five years too late but it is done. The people you started with are no longer with you. But they were traitors and disloyal people. “Tough times don’t last, tough people do” you utter to yourself, rationalizing the loss of your entire team.
Management, Leadership, Team Dynamics, Success, Cost
9 points by lazyfolder 4 days ago | 0 comments
"the Zooms don't show up" Jamie Dimon (mediaite.com)
JP Morgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon torched young staffers for wanting to work from home, tearing into employees who opposed the bank’s mandate requiring all hybrid workers to return to the office full-time by March.
Business, Finance, Leadership
41 points by deathtrader666 6 days ago | 73 comments
Asahi Linux head quits, citing kernel leadership failure (theregister.com)
Hector Martin, project lead of Asahi Linux, resigned from that effort early Friday, Japan Standard Time, citing developer burnout, demanding users, and Linus Torvalds's handling of the integration of Rust code into the open source kernel.
Linux, Open Source, Programming, Leadership, Burnout
12 points by amcclure 6 days ago | 1 comments
We are the "thin blue line" that is trying to keep the code high quality (kernel.org)
I'll let you in a secret. The maintainers are not "all-powerfui". We are the "thin blue line" that is trying to keep the code to be maintainable and high quality. Like most leaders of volunteer organization, whether it is the Internet Engineerint Task Force (the standards body for the Internet), we actually have very little power.
Open Source, Software Development, Community, Leadership
160 points by luu 7 days ago | 168 comments
'Reboot' Revealed: Elon Musk's CEO-Dictator Playbook (thenerdreich.com)
In 2022, one of Peter Thiel's favorite thinkers envisioned a second Trump Administration in which the federal government would be run by a “CEO” who was not Trump and laid out a playbook for how it might work.
Politics, Leadership, Business, Artificial Intelligence, Elon Musk
20 points by incomplete 8 days ago | 0 comments
The art of calling out room dynamics (2024) (leadership.garden)
Let’s face it: (some) meetings suck. And the higher up you climb in your career, the more you realize that even fancy executive-level meetings can devolve into absolute sh**shows.
Leadership, Workplace Dynamics, Communication, Meetings
62 points by wallflower 8 days ago | 46 comments
Sam Altman Dismisses Elon Musk's Bid to Buy OpenAI in Letter to Staff (wired.com)
Sam Altman is leaving no room for doubt about his views on an Elon Musk-led bid to take control of OpenAI. In a letter to OpenAI staff Monday, the CEO put the words “bid” and “deal” in scare quotes and said the startup’s board has no interest in the offer.
Artificial Intelligence, Business, Leadership, Technology, OpenAI
10 points by papertowels 9 days ago | 0 comments
Mark Zuckerberg messages Facebook engineer (twitter.com)
Social Media, Facebook, Leadership
66 points by raviisoccupied 12 days ago | 45 comments
Serving the Country (world.hey.com)
In 1940, President Roosevelt tapped William S. Knudsen to run the government's production of military equipment.
History, Military, Leadership
5 points by DandyDev 12 days ago | 0 comments
The Head (Ted Carstensen) of USDS (Digital Services) Resigns (theverge.com)
Ted Carstensen, the deputy administrator of the United States Digital Service (USDS) organization that has been renamed to Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), is resigning instead of taking the “Fork in the Road” deferred resignation offer for federal employees.
Government, Technology, Politics, Leadership
10 points by pythonic_hell 13 days ago | 3 comments
Good engineers are right, a lot (seangoedecke.com)
Amazon infamously has a leadership principle where they say “good leaders are right, a lot”. It’s unclear to me how useful it is about leaders, but it’s definitely true about engineers. Good engineers are definitely right, a lot.
Engineering, Leadership, Amazon
97 points by rbanffy 14 days ago | 63 comments
Bill Gates says Intel has lost its way, hints that Pat Gelsinger exited too soon (tomshardware.com)
Intel, Business, Technology, Leadership, Semiconductors
9 points by LorenDB 14 days ago | 0 comments
In the trenches: on being an Engineering Manager (digital-horror.com)
This post is a collection of personal reflections from my time working as an EM and similar roles. It’s not meant to be a comprehensive guide but rather a snapshot of the lessons I’ve learned and the challenges I’ve faced. For those looking to transition into leadership, or even for engineers wanting to understand management better, I hope this offers some insight into the realities of the role.
Engineering Management, Leadership, Personal Reflections, Career Advice
82 points by juxhindb 14 days ago | 49 comments
DoppelBot: Replace Your CEO with an LLM (modal.com)
Internally at Modal, we spend a lot of time talking to each other on Slack.
AI, Business, Leadership
232 points by gk1 16 days ago | 117 comments
Chris Anderson Is Giving Ted Away to Whoever Has the Best Idea for Its Future (wired.com)
For 25 years, Chris Anderson has been the maestro of wit, wisdom, and, sometimes, gooey blather that is TED.
TED Talks, Leadership, Business, Media
28 points by jmsflknr 16 days ago | 14 comments
Why Is This CEO Bragging About Replacing Humans with A.I.? (nytimes.com)
Ask typical corporate executives about their goals in adopting artificial intelligence, and they will most likely make vague pronouncements about how the technology will help employees enjoy more satisfying careers, or create as many opportunities as it eliminates.
Artificial Intelligence, Business, Ethics, Leadership
38 points by baxtr 18 days ago | 33 comments
Beat the Drum (dannyguo.com)
My former COO gave me a piece of advice when I became a manager. He said that leaders have to deliver the same message again and again and again to make sure it gets through to everyone in the organization.
Leadership, Management, Communication
25 points by dguo 20 days ago | 4 comments
Mark Zuckerberg to employees in leaked all-hands meeting: 'buckle up' (theverge.com)
Tensions were high inside Meta ahead of Mark Zuckerberg’s first all-hands meeting of the year.
Meta, Mark Zuckerberg, Business, Leadership
14 points by croes 20 days ago | 1 comments
Mark Zuckerberg to employees in leaked all-hands meeting: 'buckle up' (theverge.com)
“It’s going to be an intense year, so buckle up. We’ve got a lot to do. I’m excited about it.”
Meta, Business, Technology, Leadership
16 points by _fs 21 days ago | 2 comments
The FAA is facing a major crisis without a leader becau Elon Musk pushed him out (theverge.com)
The Federal Aviation Administration is facing its first major aviation disaster in 16 years without a leader because Elon Musk helped push him out.
Politics, Aviation, Elon Musk, Leadership
26 points by msie 21 days ago | 4 comments
The Alpha Myth: How captive wolves led us astray (anthonydavidadams.substack.com)
In 1947, at Switzerland's Basel Zoo, animal behaviorist Rudolf Schenkel peered into an enclosure of captive wolves, meticulously documenting their interactions. What he witnessed – aggressive displays of dominance, rigid hierarchies, the emergence of an "alpha" male – would spawn decades of misunderstanding about power, leadership, and masculinity.
Animal Behavior, Science, Biology, Leadership, Masculinity
403 points by ada1981 24 days ago | 353 comments
Pat Gelsinger on DeepSeek (twitter.com)
Pat Gelsinger, Twitter, Technology, Leadership
9 points by LorenDB 24 days ago | 2 comments
Apple makes a change to its AI team and plans Siri upgrades (theverge.com)
Apple is making an executive change to try and improve its AI efforts and Siri. Kim Vorrath, who recently helped get the Vision Pro software out the door and has been at Apple for 36 years, has been brought over to Apple’s artificial intelligence and machine learning division and will serve as a “top deputy” to AI boss John Giannandrea, Bloomberg reports.
Apple, Artificial Intelligence, Siri, Technology, Leadership
6 points by _fs 27 days ago | 1 comments
Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artifical Intelligence (whitehouse.gov)
To maintain this leadership, we must develop AI systems that are free from ideological bias or engineered social agendas. With the right Government policies, we can solidify our position as the global leader in AI and secure a brighter future for all Americans.This order revokes certain existing AI policies and directives that act as barriers to American AI innovation, clearing a path for the United States to act decisively to retain global leadership in artificial intelligence.
Artificial Intelligence, Government Policy, Leadership, Innovation, United States
11 points by amrrs 28 days ago | 0 comments
RTO Mandates: Hard Truths for Leaders (sloanreview.mit.edu)
CEOs at organizations like Amazon and Dell are implementing return-to-office mandates with an eye toward boosting productivity and pursuing stock market gains. However, current research foretells a different, more likely outcome: RTO mandates can actually cause a short-term productivity lag and fail CEOs hoping for a financial win.
Business, Leadership, Remote Work, Productivity, Finance
8 points by e2e4 29 days ago | 1 comments
Frustration Tolerance: An Essential for Surviving Large Orgs (leadingsapiens.com)
In leadership and life, ambitions often outpace our ability to consistently execute on them. A hidden hurdle that trips up many is their level of “frustration tolerance.” This is particularly true in large organizations that are literally designed to frustrate ambitions and agendas.
Leadership, Frustration, Large Organizations
68 points by sherilm 31 days ago | 44 comments