Ben Horowitz
Most business books offer neat formulas for success, but leadership is actually about making agonizing decisions when there are no good options and your company is on the brink of collapse.
Leadership styles must drastically shift depending on context, transitioning from a peacetime focus on expansion to a wartime focus on sheer survival.
A resilient company prioritizes its people and products before its profits, building a culture of trust that will endure when times get tough.
Letting people go is a traumatic but necessary reality that must be executed swiftly, directly, and with total transparency to preserve the trust of remaining employees.