I’d always assumed that with enough money (power), you’d be free to be a moral/ethical pillar, where having accumulated inconceivable wealth would free you from political winds (because you no longer needed the system to sustain that growth) and the idiocy of our broken government. Instead, what’s become abundantly clear, is that the wealthiest are NEVER satisfied, and their unusable fortunes aren’t either. So we now see these people for what they really are: shamelessly spineless, greedy, cond…

Hi Andy, thanks for sharing. If the skip-level 1-1s are manifesting as status updates, generally speaking, those probably aren't maximizing the value of these important touchpoints. The unfortunate reality is that "founder mode" coupled with insecure/unprepared leadership will often result in using micromanagement as a misguided proxy for that leadership style.

Given your already heavy work slate, it does you no favors to take on additional work in an attempt to make the meeting more substantive…