Captain ClassSamuel Walker
Captain Class
by Samuel Walker · first published 2017
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The best definition of what's a good leader is found in the book "the captain class" : https://www.amazon.com/Captain-Class-Hidden-Behind-Greatest/... What's interesting is that the author have a data oriented strategy to find a good definition of a leader: he processed a lot of data…
on “Ask HN: Best book / resources on leadership, especially for tech teams?” ↗"The Captain Class" is a great book that glorifies the "water carriers" of a bunch of successful sporting dynasties. It certainly gave me a lot of encouragement to try to develop more of the traits shown by those great…
on “Extroverts destroy the world (2012)” ↗For an alternative perspective, I recommend the business book The Captain Class. If you aren't making your teammates better, and they aren't making you better, you will never be able to be as good as a team that is greater than the sum of its parts. Individual genius is consistently…
on “The Theatre of Pull Requests and Code Review” ↗