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Mark Daigneault said something that should reshape how every defender thinks about the game: “The players are too talented and the teams are too good to let them have their way… What does the opponent want the game to look like — and how can we disrupt that?” That’s... not just a quote. It’s a defensive philosophy. Too many defenders grow up thinking defense is about reacting — sliding laterally, staying in front, and seeing what will happen to them. But at the highest levels, the offense isn’t going to beat itself. If you allow great players to dictate where they go, when they go, and how they go, you’ve already lost the possession. What Daigneault is really describing is disruptive control. The idea that defense isn’t passive, but active. Rhythm is offense’s greatest weapon, and disruption is defense’s. The best defenders don’t wait to react to what the offense is doing. They decide what the offense is allowed to do. They determine the terms of engagement. That is one of the biggest mindset shifts for developing defenders.show more

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Mark Daigneault on his defensive philosophy: “The players are too talented and the teams are too good to let them kinda have their way and let them dictate where they go on the floor… What does the opponent want the game to look like and how can we disrupt that.”

Mark Daigneault on his defensive philosophy: “The players are too talented and the teams are too good to let them kinda have their way and let them dictate where they go on the floor… What does the opponent want the game to look like and how can we disrupt that.”

Clemente Almanza

20,895 views • 6 months ago

What the establishment wants you to believe is that you are powerless. They have all the wealth, they have all the power and you have nothing. That is what they want us to believe. And our job is to say to them: "Go to hell."

What the establishment wants you to believe is that you are powerless. They have all the wealth, they have all the power and you have nothing. That is what they want us to believe. And our job is to say to them: "Go to hell."

Bernie Sanders

174,501 views • 9 months ago

This is what separates average guards from ELITE guards 🔥 Change of pace is the real superpower. It lets you control your defender, control the tempo, and play the game on your terms. Most players let the defense decide how they move, elite guards make the defense react to them

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What does "not thinking" as much in Year Two mean for Broncos QB Bo Nix? He explains: "Well, it helps a lot because I'm not thinking about what the offense is doing," he says. "When you go up to the line of scrimmage, you want to be only thinking about the defense, only processing and reacting to the defense, not maybe the footwork or the motion or the timing or whatever that I'm doing, so that -- I feel like -- process is eliminated, and now I can focus on a lot more of the defense."

What does "not thinking" as much in Year Two mean for Broncos QB Bo Nix? He explains: "Well, it helps a lot because I'm not thinking about what the offense is doing," he says. "When you go up to the line of scrimmage, you want to be only thinking about the defense, only processing and reacting to the defense, not maybe the footwork or the motion or the timing or whatever that I'm doing, so that -- I feel like -- process is eliminated, and now I can focus on a lot more of the defense."

Andrew Mason

17,956 views • 1 year ago

Saquon Barkley was asked if the offense was too predictable Says last year they were predicable because everyone knew they were going to run the ball and they still executed “We gotta get back to that mindset…not giving a fuck what (the defense) is trying to do”

Saquon Barkley was asked if the offense was too predictable Says last year they were predicable because everyone knew they were going to run the ball and they still executed “We gotta get back to that mindset…not giving a fuck what (the defense) is trying to do”

Eliot Shorr-Parks

731,473 views • 8 months ago

$I hear so often from the Dommes I work with that they struggle with people online fetichizing them and simply seeing them for how sexy and beautiful they are. They project their fantasies and their desires onto you. That stops immediately once you move the attention from you to them. From 'look at me' to 'I see you'. What does that look like? When you create content, think of them and what this scene or that narrative is evoking. What will they learn from you? What they want is not to passively watch how sexy you are, but for you to train them, to give them instructions, to teach them, to guide them, to be in charge, to command them. This is not being an object but the main subject. The Authority figure. How is your content already doing that. The sexy photos can still be there, they are important to already capture des attention. But what you do with that attention once you have it, is where the power dynamic is established. Positioning yourself as more than a stunning Goddess, but actually a woman who has a voice, opinions, perspective, a philosophy, a way to doing things, teaching them what you like, how you like it, why you like it, already makes them want to be that for you. You hold the attention, you hold the power, so you direct it. And for that, you want them to know you get them and you know what lives within them... that creates the desire for you to be the one exposing it. You instantly build trust. Not because you demanded it, but because you earned it: you showed them you know what you are doing. You have experience, you understand them. They are not told to come see you, they are seduced into it. They desire it. And they will work for it. This will attract better clients (real subs) and instead of you trying to get their attention, they will work to earn yours. If you want to learn more about power dynamics, building a brand as a Pro or the psychology behind BDSM, you can now access all my trainings and classes in one place for a fraction of the cost of The Dominatrix Academy. And you can reinvest the total amount towards the Program. Message me [SECRET] for the details. This offer is not available on my website.$

I hear so often from the Dommes I work with that they struggle with people online fetichizing them and simply seeing them for how sexy and beautiful they are. They project their fantasies and their desires onto you. That stops immediately once you move the attention from you to them. From 'look at me' to 'I see you'. What does that look like? When you create content, think of them and what this scene or that narrative is evoking. What will they learn from you? What they want is not to passively watch how sexy you are, but for you to train them, to give them instructions, to teach them, to guide them, to be in charge, to command them. This is not being an object but the main subject. The Authority figure. How is your content already doing that. The sexy photos can still be there, they are important to already capture des attention. But what you do with that attention once you have it, is where the power dynamic is established. Positioning yourself as more than a stunning Goddess, but actually a woman who has a voice, opinions, perspective, a philosophy, a way to doing things, teaching them what you like, how you like it, why you like it, already makes them want to be that for you. You hold the attention, you hold the power, so you direct it. And for that, you want them to know you get them and you know what lives within them... that creates the desire for you to be the one exposing it. You instantly build trust. Not because you demanded it, but because you earned it: you showed them you know what you are doing. You have experience, you understand them. They are not told to come see you, they are seduced into it. They desire it. And they will work for it. This will attract better clients (real subs) and instead of you trying to get their attention, they will work to earn yours. If you want to learn more about power dynamics, building a brand as a Pro or the psychology behind BDSM, you can now access all my trainings and classes in one place for a fraction of the cost of The Dominatrix Academy. And you can reinvest the total amount towards the Program. Message me [SECRET] for the details. This offer is not available on my website.

Ms. Malissia

14,297 views • 1 month ago

This is for all the people in the arena ( your life, your career, your family ) who are doing it for them .. not for the validation of the crowd One of the great issues in our society right now is that people live their lives for outside validation, for the clicks, for the likes, for the followers, for the comments. This isn't just in social media. This is happening in the analog and real world too. Too many people are keeping up with the Joneses and worried about what people think about them. They worry about what people think about how much money they have, what school they go to, or even worse, what school their kids go to, and on and on and on … I will continue to make content with the hope it breaks someone out of the hamster wheel and that’s that ❤️❤️❤️❤️

This is for all the people in the arena ( your life, your career, your family ) who are doing it for them .. not for the validation of the crowd One of the great issues in our society right now is that people live their lives for outside validation, for the clicks, for the likes, for the followers, for the comments. This isn't just in social media. This is happening in the analog and real world too. Too many people are keeping up with the Joneses and worried about what people think about them. They worry about what people think about how much money they have, what school they go to, or even worse, what school their kids go to, and on and on and on … I will continue to make content with the hope it breaks someone out of the hamster wheel and that’s that ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Gary Vaynerchuk

19,794 views • 1 month ago

The biggest hurdle chud is going to have is the people like these in the comments of this video. They are also too emotional and won’t go on the facts of the case. Just how saying the n word makes them feel. Alex gained both respect and hate for showing up yesterday. Say what you want about the man. But at least he has the balls to stand up for what he believes in.

The biggest hurdle chud is going to have is the people like these in the comments of this video. They are also too emotional and won’t go on the facts of the case. Just how saying the n word makes them feel. Alex gained both respect and hate for showing up yesterday. Say what you want about the man. But at least he has the balls to stand up for what he believes in.

Chimp Out

252,750 views • 9 days ago

Secretary Rubio just laid down the law when a reporter asked him about the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. He doubled down: The United States will NEVER allow the Iranian regime to normalize the attacks on commercial ships. RUBIO: “These guys have shut down the Straits of Hormuz.” “This is what Iran is saying, we will shut down the straits and no one can go through. No country in the world can go through unless we allow you to go through and you have to pay us.” “But our ships can go through, meaning the Iranian ships, as much as they want.” “That’s crazy! Who would agree to that?!” “So how are we going to have a situation where they get to close the straits to everybody and the only people allowed to go through there 100% without paying anything are the Iranians?” “If you do that they will keep the straits closed forever.” “They are trying to make this a new normal.” “Under NO circumstances can we ever allow them to normalize the fact that they get to blow up commercial ships and put mines in the water.” “The response to that is we’re going blockade your ships.” “If everyone’s ships are not getting out, your ships are not getting out either.” “That’s not an act of war, that’s a defensive measure, it’s a counter to what they have decided to do.”

Secretary Rubio just laid down the law when a reporter asked him about the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. He doubled down: The United States will NEVER allow the Iranian regime to normalize the attacks on commercial ships. RUBIO: “These guys have shut down the Straits of Hormuz.” “This is what Iran is saying, we will shut down the straits and no one can go through. No country in the world can go through unless we allow you to go through and you have to pay us.” “But our ships can go through, meaning the Iranian ships, as much as they want.” “That’s crazy! Who would agree to that?!” “So how are we going to have a situation where they get to close the straits to everybody and the only people allowed to go through there 100% without paying anything are the Iranians?” “If you do that they will keep the straits closed forever.” “They are trying to make this a new normal.” “Under NO circumstances can we ever allow them to normalize the fact that they get to blow up commercial ships and put mines in the water.” “The response to that is we’re going blockade your ships.” “If everyone’s ships are not getting out, your ships are not getting out either.” “That’s not an act of war, that’s a defensive measure, it’s a counter to what they have decided to do.”

Overton

11,609 views • 1 month ago

“If you want to change what you did, then you have to change what you’re doing to get ready,” Geno Auriemma Winners understands it’s about what they do and how they do it. The process is the reward and the practice is the glory.

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The Winning Difference

38,720 views • 9 months ago

It’s about how you respond to the moment before you. That is what California is doing. We are responding to what Texas is doing. If we don’t do anything, they will still do it — they have. We have to punch back!

It’s about how you respond to the moment before you. That is what California is doing. We are responding to what Texas is doing. If we don’t do anything, they will still do it — they have. We have to punch back!

Governor Newsom Press Office

191,790 views • 9 months ago

“In this game, let’s just call it what it is, offense is what people want to see. That’s the name of the game,” Marcus Smart on how the Lakers’ tremendous offensive talents sometimes subconsciously might limit their defense, because they know they can score to get back in it

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Dave McMenamin

74,755 views • 5 months ago

This is how I see left wing Scousers - What irritates me more than anything about them is they have the arrogance to tell people on a daily basis “Scousers are left wing” and call everyone a Tory or a wool who disagrees with them. Like they can speak for all of us. Like only they love this city and we don’t. Let me tell you something about these gang of gobshites. If you ever want to at what multiculturalism does to a city. Look at London. I have always wanted multiculturalism to work. But it’s hard to ignore the damage it does. It is ok im small manageable numbers like we have always had. But when it grows out of control you get….. London. These gang of shithouses who love Liverpool more than anyone and who are more Scouse than anyone and speak for all of us are literally advocating for Liverpool to be slowly transformed into a microcosm of the hellhole that is our capital. They are actively pushing for it. Most of them don’t even have children themselves. And that’s the world they want your children to grow up in. A replica of London in every major city. That’s how much they care about Liverpool. They want it to become the next London. If everything was all sweet and rosey down there I could understand their logic. But it isn’t. And over my dead body I will stand silent while these traitors enable our government to destroy the culture snd good harmony of our city. Absolutely disgusting. They do not speak for us. Even though they think that they can and often try to. Im going to start sharing the odd video of what is happening down in our capital so you can see what they are trying to do to our city. So we can all see the world they are pushing for. “Liverpool is a tolerant city” they always say which is true. But at the same time. We aren’t dickheads. And there is a limit to how nice we are. And this is the last city yiu want to piss off. Because if you piss us off, we bite back harder than anyone. When the Revolution begins. It will be this city that starts it. The left wingers think that because they are a gang of pushovers that the rest of us are too. Think again!

This is how I see left wing Scousers - What irritates me more than anything about them is they have the arrogance to tell people on a daily basis “Scousers are left wing” and call everyone a Tory or a wool who disagrees with them. Like they can speak for all of us. Like only they love this city and we don’t. Let me tell you something about these gang of gobshites. If you ever want to at what multiculturalism does to a city. Look at London. I have always wanted multiculturalism to work. But it’s hard to ignore the damage it does. It is ok im small manageable numbers like we have always had. But when it grows out of control you get….. London. These gang of shithouses who love Liverpool more than anyone and who are more Scouse than anyone and speak for all of us are literally advocating for Liverpool to be slowly transformed into a microcosm of the hellhole that is our capital. They are actively pushing for it. Most of them don’t even have children themselves. And that’s the world they want your children to grow up in. A replica of London in every major city. That’s how much they care about Liverpool. They want it to become the next London. If everything was all sweet and rosey down there I could understand their logic. But it isn’t. And over my dead body I will stand silent while these traitors enable our government to destroy the culture snd good harmony of our city. Absolutely disgusting. They do not speak for us. Even though they think that they can and often try to. Im going to start sharing the odd video of what is happening down in our capital so you can see what they are trying to do to our city. So we can all see the world they are pushing for. “Liverpool is a tolerant city” they always say which is true. But at the same time. We aren’t dickheads. And there is a limit to how nice we are. And this is the last city yiu want to piss off. Because if you piss us off, we bite back harder than anyone. When the Revolution begins. It will be this city that starts it. The left wingers think that because they are a gang of pushovers that the rest of us are too. Think again!

Around Liverpool

106,318 views • 3 months ago

Mikel Arteta’s beautiful praise to his staff and players. “That's when you have a difficult period. I think the best thing that you can do instead of talk a lot is observe. Look around you and see how people react. How they talk, how they look at you, how they judge you, what they do. Do they look at themselves, do they start to criticise other people? “Look around and you're going to learn the environment and the people that you have around you. “I cannot be prouder to work in a club with people that the only thing they could do is ask, what else can I do to help? “When you have people like this, I don't know if it's gonna take another week or two, but something good it will happen at the end because we deserve it.”

Mikel Arteta’s beautiful praise to his staff and players. “That's when you have a difficult period. I think the best thing that you can do instead of talk a lot is observe. Look around you and see how people react. How they talk, how they look at you, how they judge you, what they do. Do they look at themselves, do they start to criticise other people? “Look around and you're going to learn the environment and the people that you have around you. “I cannot be prouder to work in a club with people that the only thing they could do is ask, what else can I do to help? “When you have people like this, I don't know if it's gonna take another week or two, but something good it will happen at the end because we deserve it.”

Connor Humm

48,588 views • 2 months ago

Meiselas: Trump is literally a parody in the most extreme sense of the creature boogeymen that MAGA created to go after Democrats. He’s quite literally all of it. He covers up the pedo ring. The cabal is in the Oval Office. He’s close to Epstein. He starts wars everywhere. He uses government to quite literally tread on people. Masked agents going through states and terrorizing people. He says that he’s not for you having permits or licenses to carry your guns. He’s against free speech in the most obvious and authoritarian sense. You literally go through everything, and he is the most extreme example of the thing that they claimed this is what he was going to do to stop those people. But it’s important to note that that’s literally the way authoritarianism works. You know, the quote about the devil’s greatest trick is making you believe he never existed. The authoritarian’s greatest trick is to convince you that the authoritarian is the person who is out there to stop the authoritarians, and that’s how they get into power. They have a sixth sense of people’s fears and desires, and they know how to prey on them because they are a predator class. And that’s exactly what Trump and this entire regime is.

Meiselas: Trump is literally a parody in the most extreme sense of the creature boogeymen that MAGA created to go after Democrats. He’s quite literally all of it. He covers up the pedo ring. The cabal is in the Oval Office. He’s close to Epstein. He starts wars everywhere. He uses government to quite literally tread on people. Masked agents going through states and terrorizing people. He says that he’s not for you having permits or licenses to carry your guns. He’s against free speech in the most obvious and authoritarian sense. You literally go through everything, and he is the most extreme example of the thing that they claimed this is what he was going to do to stop those people. But it’s important to note that that’s literally the way authoritarianism works. You know, the quote about the devil’s greatest trick is making you believe he never existed. The authoritarian’s greatest trick is to convince you that the authoritarian is the person who is out there to stop the authoritarians, and that’s how they get into power. They have a sixth sense of people’s fears and desires, and they know how to prey on them because they are a predator class. And that’s exactly what Trump and this entire regime is.

MeidasTouch

175,963 views • 3 months ago

The incident in Mulhuddart at the Shanty is a perfect example of what this government has done to our country and what they care about! "They have written laws to allow this to happen! They are too busy being puppets to the bureaucrats in Brussels and too concerned about being the best boys in the class! They do not care about your kids, their future, or their safety, and that's just a matter of fact at this stage."

The incident in Mulhuddart at the Shanty is a perfect example of what this government has done to our country and what they care about! "They have written laws to allow this to happen! They are too busy being puppets to the bureaucrats in Brussels and too concerned about being the best boys in the class! They do not care about your kids, their future, or their safety, and that's just a matter of fact at this stage."

Cllr. Patrick Quinlan

12,535 views • 11 months ago

#WATCH | Delhi: BJP MP Sambit Patra says, "The whole of India is seeing the behaviour of the Congress Party and opposition parties for the last few days, especially with regard to the SIR issue and the Bihar elections. You all are seeing that the activities of the Parliament are being obstructed. No work is being allowed to be done. What is the intention behind this? What is the intention behind the tour that Rahul Gandhi is doing? There is only one intention behind this, and that intention is how to save the infiltrators. This is a natural process that it becomes the responsibility of the Election Commission to clean up the infiltrators. They should not come in the electoral roll and they should not be able to participate in the elections. They do not have the right to vote. How to win elections through infiltrators, how to use infiltrators, how to promote the politics of appeasement, this is what Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party have been doing..."

#WATCH | Delhi: BJP MP Sambit Patra says, "The whole of India is seeing the behaviour of the Congress Party and opposition parties for the last few days, especially with regard to the SIR issue and the Bihar elections. You all are seeing that the activities of the Parliament are being obstructed. No work is being allowed to be done. What is the intention behind this? What is the intention behind the tour that Rahul Gandhi is doing? There is only one intention behind this, and that intention is how to save the infiltrators. This is a natural process that it becomes the responsibility of the Election Commission to clean up the infiltrators. They should not come in the electoral roll and they should not be able to participate in the elections. They do not have the right to vote. How to win elections through infiltrators, how to use infiltrators, how to promote the politics of appeasement, this is what Rahul Gandhi and the Congress party have been doing..."

ANI

12,026 views • 10 months ago

Frank Slootman: “Being a CEO is a highly confrontational role” “I’ve gone one record a few times and people have taken me to task on it, when I’ve said that being a CEO is a highly confrontational role. But they think that ‘confrontational’ means I’m grabbing people by the lapels and slamming them against the wall and yelling. That’s not what I mean by confrontation.” The former CEO of Snowflake and ServiceNow continues: “Confrontation is about confronting issues and situations. When you see something that is either not good, not good enough, or can be better, you need to talk to the team and people responsible to bring them along in your thinking.” In Frank’s view, the framing should be: “this is why I am saying this, what do you think?” The goal of the conversation is to help them see the problems you’re seeing. You should be driving them to a “higher level of aspiration,” he explains. “I often start the conversation with, ‘How do you think things are going?’ I’m not telling them ‘you suck,’ or ‘things are terrible.’ Let them talk. And then you can say, ‘Well what about this?’ And all of a sudden, the perspective has opened up and changed. So the challenge is bringing them along in your thinking — then it’s not confrontational… Obviously there’s finesse and subtlety. You’re dealing with people. You don’t want to destroy them. You want to build them, not bring them down.” You need to help them grow: “People have a tendency to go sideways. They rinse and repeat and keep doing the same things. You can’t in a high-growth company. You need to become a different version of yourself. I’m trying to help them think through that. What does that look like? What does your organization look like a year from now versus what it looks like today?… In other words, stimulate their thinking. Challenge them to think about what they should do differently next week. Is that confrontation? Yes it is, but it’s dressed up in a way that it engages people.” Frank believes founders should be doing this every single week. Video source: Foundation Capital (2024)

Frank Slootman: “Being a CEO is a highly confrontational role” “I’ve gone one record a few times and people have taken me to task on it, when I’ve said that being a CEO is a highly confrontational role. But they think that ‘confrontational’ means I’m grabbing people by the lapels and slamming them against the wall and yelling. That’s not what I mean by confrontation.” The former CEO of Snowflake and ServiceNow continues: “Confrontation is about confronting issues and situations. When you see something that is either not good, not good enough, or can be better, you need to talk to the team and people responsible to bring them along in your thinking.” In Frank’s view, the framing should be: “this is why I am saying this, what do you think?” The goal of the conversation is to help them see the problems you’re seeing. You should be driving them to a “higher level of aspiration,” he explains. “I often start the conversation with, ‘How do you think things are going?’ I’m not telling them ‘you suck,’ or ‘things are terrible.’ Let them talk. And then you can say, ‘Well what about this?’ And all of a sudden, the perspective has opened up and changed. So the challenge is bringing them along in your thinking — then it’s not confrontational… Obviously there’s finesse and subtlety. You’re dealing with people. You don’t want to destroy them. You want to build them, not bring them down.” You need to help them grow: “People have a tendency to go sideways. They rinse and repeat and keep doing the same things. You can’t in a high-growth company. You need to become a different version of yourself. I’m trying to help them think through that. What does that look like? What does your organization look like a year from now versus what it looks like today?… In other words, stimulate their thinking. Challenge them to think about what they should do differently next week. Is that confrontation? Yes it is, but it’s dressed up in a way that it engages people.” Frank believes founders should be doing this every single week. Video source: Foundation Capital (2024)

Startup Archive

100,724 views • 8 months ago

Frank Slootman: “Being a CEO is a highly confrontational role” “I’ve gone one record a few times and people have taken me to task on it, when I’ve said that being a CEO is a highly confrontational role. But they think that ‘confrontational’ means I’m grabbing people by the lapels and slamming them against the wall and yelling. That’s not what I mean by confrontation.” The former CEO of Snowflake and ServiceNow continues: “Confrontation is about confronting issues and situations. When you see something that is either not good, not good enough, or can be better, you need to talk to the team and people responsible to bring them along in your thinking.” In Frank’s view, the framing should be: “this is why I am saying this, what do you think?” The goal of the conversation is to help them see the problems you’re seeing. You should be driving them to a “higher level of aspiration,” he explains. “I often start the conversation with, ‘How do you think things are going?’ I’m not telling them ‘you suck,’ or ‘things are terrible.’ Let them talk. And then you can say, ‘Well what about this?’ And all of a sudden, the perspective has opened up and changed. So the challenge is bringing them along in your thinking — then it’s not confrontational… Obviously there’s finesse and subtlety. You’re dealing with people. You don’t want to destroy them. You want to build them, not bring them down.” You need to help them grow: “People have a tendency to go sideways. They rinse and repeat and keep doing the same things. You can’t in a high-growth company. You need to become a different version of yourself. I’m trying to help them think through that. What does that look like? What does your organization look like a year from now versus what it looks like today?… In other words, stimulate their thinking. Challenge them to think about what they should do differently next week. Is that confrontation? Yes it is, but it’s dressed up in a way that it engages people.” Frank believes founders should be doing this every single week. Video source: Foundation Capital (2024)

Frank Slootman: “Being a CEO is a highly confrontational role” “I’ve gone one record a few times and people have taken me to task on it, when I’ve said that being a CEO is a highly confrontational role. But they think that ‘confrontational’ means I’m grabbing people by the lapels and slamming them against the wall and yelling. That’s not what I mean by confrontation.” The former CEO of Snowflake and ServiceNow continues: “Confrontation is about confronting issues and situations. When you see something that is either not good, not good enough, or can be better, you need to talk to the team and people responsible to bring them along in your thinking.” In Frank’s view, the framing should be: “this is why I am saying this, what do you think?” The goal of the conversation is to help them see the problems you’re seeing. You should be driving them to a “higher level of aspiration,” he explains. “I often start the conversation with, ‘How do you think things are going?’ I’m not telling them ‘you suck,’ or ‘things are terrible.’ Let them talk. And then you can say, ‘Well what about this?’ And all of a sudden, the perspective has opened up and changed. So the challenge is bringing them along in your thinking — then it’s not confrontational… Obviously there’s finesse and subtlety. You’re dealing with people. You don’t want to destroy them. You want to build them, not bring them down.” You need to help them grow: “People have a tendency to go sideways. They rinse and repeat and keep doing the same things. You can’t in a high-growth company. You need to become a different version of yourself. I’m trying to help them think through that. What does that look like? What does your organization look like a year from now versus what it looks like today?… In other words, stimulate their thinking. Challenge them to think about what they should do differently next week. Is that confrontation? Yes it is, but it’s dressed up in a way that it engages people.” Frank believes founders should be doing this every single week. Video source: Foundation Capital (2024)

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