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My mentor once told me: “everyone sucks in their first 5 years as a manager. It’s up to you if you’re going to suck for the next 15 too.” Today - I’m going to tell you about a little triangle that saved my a** many times as a manager. I call it the Triangle of Talent. Every company has a distribution of talent. It looks something like this: The weird thing is: as a manager, you’ll spend 90% of your time dealing with the employees on the left (problem employees) or the middle (average joes). But it’s the people on the right side (the star employees) that create 90% of the value in the company. If you’re in a company - you wanna be one of these “right side” players. If you’re running a company - you want as many “right side” players as you can. As Elon says: ‍ If you don’t speak dork, what he means is: “the team you build is the company you build… so build a great team.” OK enough teasing - here’s my Triangle of Talent: Quick explanation: This becomes a very simple guide: Are you identi

triangle of talent February 7, 2025 triangle of talent My mentor once told me: “everyone sucks in their first 5 years as a manager. It’s up to you if you’re going to suck for the next 15 too.” Today - I’m going to tell you about a little triangle that saved my a** many times as a manager. I call it the Triangle of Talent. Every company has a distribution of talent. It looks something like this: The weird thing is: as a manager, you’ll spend 90% of your time dealing with the employees on the left (problem employees) or the middle (average joes). But it’s the people on the right side (the star e

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