Sandhya Domah 🚢

I recently heard about the Visionary and the Integrator. Visionary : One who has amazing, 0 to 1 ideas Integrator : One who can actually turn those ideas into reality and run a company Every visionary needs an integrator. Otherwise it's mayhem. I've seen it too many times.

Complex tech stacks are overrated. Sometimes a simple excel spreadsheet will do. Keeps things simple and your brain sharp. Smarts aren't in the tools. Understand the underlying logic first. THEN find a tool to scale. Not the other way around.

One of the strongest signs of a leader is the ability to take on responsibility when things go wrong. I've seen too many times leaders immediately play the blame game when things hit south. All this does is erode people's motivation and kill innovation.

The need for control stems from a lack of leadership. If the company vision, goals, objectives are clear, you should be able to leave people alone to do their best work. Otherwise you'll keep demanding useless reports to reassure you.

Some things just take time. Take credibility. It gets built over time. You can't throw a bunch of money at it and expect it to come; which is what a lot of businesses are doing.

I feel like job descriptions are only relevant for hiring. And then nobody uses them anymore. The job you end up doing can be very different from your initial job description. How often do you use/consult the job description you were hired for ?

Management breeds mediocrity. No matter how 'empowered' you feel at work, if there's someone above you deciding on your bonus and promotion, you'll end up playing politics rather than focus on what truly makes you better.

The biggest winners from huge fundraisings and big marketing budgets might just be Google and Facebook.

Companies last today not because they're the best at what they do. It's because they've created monopolies that stop new, better entrants from coming in.

Google is lying about attribution to get you to spend more on ads. A big chunk of your marketing spend is being used to line the pockets of the monopolists.

The world of business has turned monopolistic. No innovation. Just control, shoring up of ressources and exertion of political power for yet more control.

The myth of the founder superhero, who singlehandedly makes or breaks the business, is causing more harm than good. Tons of CEOs & founders are exhausted & out of their depth because the expectations are so unrealistic. Time to drop the ego and find another way to do business.

'In order to escape from prison, one must first understand that one IS in prison.' Gurdjieff I think we underestimate how traditional employment has turned into a prison for the soul.

'it is not the amount of knowledge that makes a brain. It is not even the distribution of knowledge. It is the interconnectedness.' James Gleick

Unpopular opinion: meetings, if done well, are the best way to propel a business forward. Work is getting more and more collaborative. If collective work can be optimised, the company can be off to the races.

I'm suspicious anytime I see complexity. Complexity breeds confusion, and someone is probably benefitting at your expense. Stick to simplicity and never be afraid to challenge complexity.

An open, collegial yet structured feedback process between peers is one of the most underrated things in organisations today. Peer feedback, done well, can replace a lot of management and HR responsibilities.

August in France means business and normal life shuts down. Everyone is on vacation. I used to deplore this. Now I love it. Here, life doesn't revolve around work. Work revolves around life.

Overrated : hard work and hustle Underrated : the ability to look at and challenge your beliefs and worldview

An entire organisation's ability to meet new challenges shouldn't depend on few people. Yet this is the stark reality today in 99% of organisations.