Hacker News with Generative AI: Leadership

CISA loses nearly all top officials as purge continues (cybersecuritydive.com)
Virtually all of the top officials at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have departed the agency or will do so this month, according to an email obtained by Cybersecurity Dive, further widening a growing void in expertise and leadership at the government’s lead cyber defense force at a time when tensions with foreign adversaries are escalating.
Cybersecurity, Government, Leadership, US Government, Departures
16 points by speckx 31 days ago | 0 comments
The Grugbrained CEO (sam-rodriques.com)
Management, Business, Leadership, Technology, AI
20 points by _ihaque 33 days ago | 16 comments
Microsoft engineer fired for disrupting CEO Nadella's speech at Build 2025 (indiatimes.com)
Microsoft, AI, Technology, Business, Leadership
29 points by Eduard 33 days ago | 24 comments
Elon Musk's Fake Retreat from Doge (prospect.org)
Despite the billionaire nominally stepping back, his loyalists remain in control of the group.
Elon Musk, Cryptocurrency, Dogecoin, Business, Leadership
19 points by doener 35 days ago | 0 comments
Microsoft employee shouts over Satya Nadella's keynote to protest (fortune.com)
Microsoft, Protests, Technology, Leadership
12 points by zhengiszen 37 days ago | 1 comments
The rise, fall and spectacular comeback of Sam Altman (theguardian.com)
The short-lived firing of Sam Altman, the CEO of possibly the world’s most important AI company, was sensational.
AI, Business, Leadership, Technology
12 points by Stevvo 38 days ago | 2 comments
Apple Turnaround (hypercritical.co)
I spend a lot of time thinking about what Apple should be doing differently. I wrote Apple Turnover because so many of my notions kept running into a dead end: I could no longer bring myself to believe Apple would do these things without a change in leadership.
Apple, Business Strategy, Leadership, Technology
10 points by zdw 38 days ago | 2 comments
The Onion's Ben Collins Knows How to Save Media (vanityfair.com)
The NBC News reporter turned CEO sits down for a long talk about his “weird and awkward” last year at the network; his girlfriend, congressional hopeful Kat Abughazaleh; and how he turned The Onion around: “Write a bunch of unprintable headlines.”
Media, Journalism, Humor, Leadership, The Onion
17 points by coloneltcb 38 days ago | 2 comments
The Precise Language of Good Management (staysaasy.com)
As a manager, your words are your bond
Management, Leadership, Communication, Business
4 points by thisismytest 40 days ago | 0 comments
The Remote Work Paradox: Higher Engagement, Lower Wellbeing (gallup.com)
A new global workplace finding unpacks the complexity of leading remote teams.
Remote Work, Employee Engagement, Wellbeing, Leadership
5 points by hn_acker 41 days ago | 1 comments
The Baffling Return of WeWork's Adam Neumann, Megalandlord (curbed.com)
When Adam Neumann launched Flow, his residential real-estate venture, a little over three years ago, a lot of people were skeptical.
Real Estate, Business, Leadership, Startups
4 points by randycupertino 42 days ago | 1 comments
What do executives do, anyway? (2019) (apenwarr.ca)
What do executives do, anyway?
Business, Management, Leadership
21 points by Tomte 42 days ago | 6 comments
Yarvin's blueprint of a CEO-led American monarchy (theconversation.com)
The plan was simple. It started by retiring all government employees by offering them incentives to leave and never return. To avoid anarchy and keep authority, the police and military would be retained.
Politics, Government, Social Commentary, Leadership
18 points by rstuart4133 43 days ago | 2 comments
Malicious compliance by booking an available meeting room (clientserver.dev)
Back in 2011, Larry Page became the CEO of Google in place of Eric Schmidt. This happened at a time when Google was feeling the growing pains of becoming a huge company. It had 30,000 employees and was growing rapidly. But you could really feel the weight; projects were getting more ambitious, taking longer, and often failing more spectacularly.
Software Development, Leadership, Google
375 points by jakevoytko 43 days ago | 367 comments
José Mujica, Uruguay's modest leader who transformed the country, dies at 89 (cnn.com)
Politics, Uruguay, Obituary, Leadership
15 points by marcodiego 45 days ago | 2 comments
On Pope Leo's Desk: Fixing Vatican Finances (pillarcatholic.com)
When Pope Francis emerged on the loggia in 2013, it was widely understood that the “pope from the peripheries” had been elected with a mandate to reform the Roman curia, and especially to clean up corruption.
Vatican, Catholicism, Finances, Leadership, Reform
8 points by nxobject 46 days ago | 0 comments
Persuasion methods for engineering managers (manager.dev)
Persuasion is an essential skill for Engineering Managers.
Management, Engineering, Leadership, Communication
84 points by Liriel 46 days ago | 96 comments
CrowdStrike CEO cuts his voting power by 92% with unexplained gifts (bloomberg.com)
CrowdStrike Holdings Inc. Chief Executive Officer George Kurtz disclosed last month that he’d gifted over $1 billion worth of his company’s stock to undisclosed recipients, sharply reducing his influence over the company in an unusual move for a tech founder.
Business, Tech, Stock Market, Leadership, Corporate Governance
126 points by wslh 46 days ago | 54 comments
Tesla employees ask Elon Musk to resign, confirm demand problem (electrek.co)
Some Tesla employees officially asked for Elon Musk to resign as they confirmed the automaker is facing a massive demand problem, which they attribute to the CEO.
Tesla, Elon Musk, Business, Automotive, Leadership
43 points by travisgriggs 47 days ago | 21 comments
Introducing Myself (gnome.org)
I’m incredibly excited to serve the GNOME Foundation as its new full-time Executive Director.
GNOME, Nonprofit Organizations, Leadership
3 points by vishnumohandas 48 days ago | 0 comments
In the Network of the Conclave (unibocconi.it)
How network science can help us understand who will be the next Pope. The study by Soda, Iorio, and Rizzo reveals how status, information and alliances influence the papal election.
Network Science, Sociology, Elections, Vatican, Leadership
103 points by taubek 49 days ago | 74 comments
Phrases introverts use that set them apart (msn.com)
As a leadership consultant who studies workplace psychology, I've spent more than 30 years helping thousands of individuals and CEOs at multimillion-dollar organizations.
Introverts, Communication, Psychology, Workplace Culture, Leadership
5 points by galaxyLogic 50 days ago | 3 comments
Why developers and their bosses disagree over generative AI (leaddev.com)
There’s a stubborn disconnect between what engineering leadership thinks will make developers productive and what they actually want.
Generative AI, Software Development, Management, Leadership
4 points by gtirloni 50 days ago | 1 comments
Three Chapters at Cloudflare: Programmer to CTO to Board of Directors (cloudflare.com)
Today, after more than 13 years at the company, I am joining Cloudflare’s board of directors and retiring from my full-time position as CTO.
Cloud Computing, Leadership, Technology, Career
148 points by jgrahamc 51 days ago | 27 comments
Vanguard 50-year anniversary CEO letter (vanguard.com)
Fifty years ago today, Jack Bogle started a different kind of investment firm—one owned by its investors, ensuring a focus on making money for them, not from them.
Finance, Investment, Company History, Leadership
168 points by telotortium 57 days ago | 218 comments
Tesla's board reportedly sought a successor while Musk wheeled around Washington (techcrunch.com)
According to a new, brow-raising WSJ report, Tesla’s board quietly began searching for Elon Musk’s potential successor about a month ago, approaching executive search firms as the carmaker faced protests, plummeting sales, and shrinking profits while Musk waded into Washington to slash government spending.
Tesla, Elon Musk, Business, Leadership, Automotive
9 points by jnord 58 days ago | 2 comments
Tesla board denies launching search for Musk's successor (ft.com)
Tesla, Elon Musk, Business, Leadership
11 points by mraniki 58 days ago | 0 comments
New Manager Survival Guide (yusufaytas.com)
Alright, this is gonna be a long one. And not just a one-time thing. I’ll keep updating it as I write more about leadership. I’ll try to link everything I’ve written before. This one’s the one, just like in the Matrix. All the things I wish I had when I first stepped into managing.
Management, Leadership, Advice, Resources
20 points by yusufaytas 62 days ago | 2 comments
Discord co-founder and CEO Jason Citron is stepping down (theverge.com)
Discord co-founder and CEO Jason Citron is stepping down and will be replaced by former Activision Blizzard and King exec Humam Sakhnini, according to a press release.
Business, Leadership, Technology, Social Media
45 points by OuterVale 63 days ago | 17 comments
An Engineering Leader's Behavioral Interview Template (docs.google.com)
In terms of ROI, you’ll get the most leverage in your prep by focusing on your behavioral interview prep.
Engineering, Interviews, Leadership, Career Development
5 points by mooreds 63 days ago | 0 comments