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How to Be an Effective Executive

Delian Asparouhov

Role of the CEO

How to Deliver Constructive Feedback in Difficult Situations

Dave Bailey

Communication

Leadership In A Crisis With Heidi Roizen

Stanford University

Crisis

Task Relevant Maturity

Lighthouse

Delegation

The Five Meetings Every CEO Should Lead

Dave Bailey

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The Role of the CEO

Elad Gil

Role of the CEO, Decision Making

Top Takeaways from High Output Management

Ian Tian

Managerial Tactics and Styles

What A CEO Does - AVC

Fred Wilson

Decision Making

When to Form a Mission-Driven Team

Parabol

Managerial Tactics and Styles

How Instagram Scaled With Kevin Systrom

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Master the One-on-One Meeting

HBS

1-1

The Five Meetings Every CEO Should Lead

Dave Bailey

All Hands

Retrospectives

Status Updates

1-1

Run Better Meetings with This Expert-Level Advice

First Round Capital

Agendas

All Hands: Take Questions in Advance

Albert Wenger

All Hands

Founder's Guide to All-Hands Meetings

Funder's Club

All Hands

Founder’s Guide to Running a Successful All-Hands

Justin Kan

All Hands

How to Run an Efficient and Effective All Hands Meeting

Mathilde Collin

All Hands

How to Deliver Constructive Feedback in Difficult Situations

Dave Bailey

Communication

How to Know If You Talk Too Much

Mark Goulston

Communication

Mission, Strategy, and Tactics

Andrew Bosworth

Communication

Nonviolent Communication (Long Video)

Marshall Rosenberg

Communication

On Nonviolent Communication

Erik Torenberg

Communication

Power Up Your Team with Nonviolent Communication Principles

First Round Capital

Communication

Radical Candor — The Surprising Secret to Being a Good Boss

First Round Capital

Communication

Learn more about the Asana culture code

Asana

Company Values

Make Your Values Mean Something

HBR

Company Values

Valve Handbook- Nontraditional

Valve

Company Values

A Quick Guide to Stripe’s culture

Stripe

Company Values

Culture

Netflix Values + Careers Page

Netflix

Company Values

Culture

The Front Culture Book

Front

Company Values

Culture

15 Tips to Bringing Teams Closer Even During Tough Times

Gesche Haas

Crisis

4 Communication Moves That Ease Anxiety in Times of Crisis

Cindy Constable

Crisis

How CEOs Can Support Employee Mental Health in a Crisis

Ryan Smith

Crisis

Leadership In A Crisis With Heidi Roizen

Stanford University

Crisis

Ali Rowghani - How to Lead

Y Combinator

Decision Making

Cognitive Biases

Buster Benson

Decision Making

How I Approach the Toughest Decisions

Barack Obama

Decision Making

The Optionality Fallacy

Anne-Laure Le Cunff

Decision Making

Three Buckets

Ed Batista

Decision Making

What A CEO Does - AVC

Fred Wilson

Decision Making

Risk Assessment and Prioritization for Startups

Leo Polovets

Decision Making

Managerial Tactics and Styles

10 Lessons For Entrepreneurs on Building Trust

Forbes

Delegation

Delegating

Elad Gil

Delegation

How to Delegate Responsibilities When Launching Your First Startup

Neil Patel

Delegation

Task Relevant Maturity

Lighthouse

Delegation

The Founder's Guide to Giving Up Control

Chamelon

Delegation

‘Give Away Your Legos’ and Other Commandments for Scaling Startups

First Round Capital

Delegation

A Comprehensive Guide to Cultivating Self-Awareness: A Foundational Skill for Emotional Intelligence

Scott Jeffrey

Emotional Intelligence

Locating Yourself - A Key to Conscious Leadership

Conscious Leadership Group

Emotional Intelligence

Self-Awareness & Asking For Help Are Super Powers!

Julia Austin

Emotional Intelligence

How to Run an Exec Team Meeting

Auren Hoffman

Exec Meetings

The Five Meetings Every CEO Should Lead- 5: Wins

Dave Bailey

Exec Meetings

How to Run A Quarterly Product Strategy Meeting

Gibson Biddle

Exec Meetings

Product Strategy

Find the Coaching in Criticism

Sheila Heen and Douglas Stone

Feedback

Giving Feedback Remotely

Claire Lew

Feedback

Preparing for Giving and Receiving Feedback: A Guide to Doing it Right

Marty Kaplan

Feedback

The Situation-Behavior-Impact™ Feedback Tool

Mind Tools Content Team

Feedback

This 6-Word Phrase Will Make Your Feedback Instantly More Effective

Inc Magazine

Feedback

What to Ask in 360 Feedback: Example Questions and Free Template

Qualtrics

Feedback

Peter Thiel’s Philosophy of Extreme Manager Focus

I Done This

Focus

10 Tips for Using OKRs Effectively

Rushabsh Doshi

Goal Setting

How Google sets goals: OKRs

Google

Goal Setting

How to Set KPIs and Goals

Y Combinator

Goal Setting

John Doerr on OKRs and Measuring What Matters

MIT Solan

Goal Setting

KPIs: An essential framework

Google

Goal Setting

The Asana Playbook to OKRs

Asana

Goal Setting

The Difference: OKRs vs KPIs

Ellen Merryweather

Goal Setting

What Matters

John Doerr

Goal Setting

Why The Secret to Success is Setting the Right Goals

John Doerr

Goal Setting

re:Work - Guide: Set goals with OKRs

Google

Goal Setting

Exceptional CEOs Embrace These 4 Leadership Practices

Alisa Cohn

Leadership

From Zero To 100+: Preparing To Lead And Operate At Scale

Julia Austin

Leadership

How Mailchimp Thrived Through Economic Uncertainty

Saastr

Leadership

Leadership Toolkit - Stolen Stuff For You To Steal

Josh Scott

Leadership

The Real Difference Between Great Leaders and Great Managers--And Why Your Company Needs Both

Mark Suster

Leadership

The Rise of the Human-Centric CEO

Steve Schlafman and Romeen Sheth

Leadership

The Cadence: How to Operate a SaaS Startup

David Sacks

Managerial Tactics and Styles

The Leader as Coach

Herminia Ibarra and Anne Scoular

Managerial Tactics and Styles

The Principles of Quantum Team Management

First Round Capital

Managerial Tactics and Styles

This 90-Day Plan Turns Engineers into Remarkable Managers

First Round Capital

Managerial Tactics and Styles

Top Takeaways from High Output Management

Ian Tian

Managerial Tactics and Styles

When to Form a Mission-Driven Team

Parabol

Managerial Tactics and Styles

7 Ideas for Types of Meetings in Startups

David Cummings

Meeting Structure

Effective Meetings

Dimitris Zorbas

Meeting Structure

Master the Team Meeting - Harvard Business School Working Knowledge

Julia Austin

Meeting Structure

The Most Important Question That Will Make Your Meetings Productive

Desmond Yuen

Meeting Structure

The Rhythm of the Fight: Why a Startup Needs “Cadence” to Succeed

Michael Wolfe

Meeting Structure

Spotting, Nurturing and Mentoring Talent

Mark Suster

Mentoring

How To Be Successful

Sam Altman

Motivation

One Thing That Great Leaders Understand

Mark Suster

Motivation

The Simple Tool That Revives Employee Motivation

First Round Capital

Motivation

How to Organize Your Leadership Team

Dave Bailey

Org Structure

5 Dimensions of High Performing Teams

Google

Psychological Safety

Foster Psychological Safety

Google

Psychological Safety

High-Performing Teams Need Psychological Safety. Here’s How to Create It

HBR

Psychological Safety

How Psychological Safety Actually Works

Shane Snow

Psychological Safety

How to Increase Psychological Safety in a Virtual Team

Gustavo Razzetti

Psychological Safety

23 Questions To Ask During A Sprint Retrospective

Funretro

Retrospectives

3 Ways to Run a Productive Retrospective

Brandi Gratis

Retrospectives

Retrospective Meetings 101

Parabol

Retrospectives

The 4 Questions of a Retrospective and Why They Work

Laura Waite

Retrospectives

Balancing The Many Hats Of A Startup CEO

Julia Austin

Role of the CEO

How to Be an Effective Executive

Delian Asparouhov

Role of the CEO

The Role of the CEO

Elad Gil

Role of the CEO

Decision Making

7 Tactics to Get the Most Out of Your Startup's Advisors

First Round Capital

Startup Advisors

Snag the Best Advisors for Your Startup

First Round Capital

Startup Advisors

Startup Advisor Equity?

Y Combinator

Startup Advisors

1:1 Meeting Template

Lighthouse

1-1

1:1 Question Bank

First Round Capital

1-1

Operational Framework SAAS

Karolina Kukielka

Communication

Three Emails Every Founder Should Send

First Round Capital

Communication

User Manual Template

High Output

Communication

The Founder Institute’s Standard Advisor Agreement for Startups ("FAST")

Founder Institute

Startup Advisors