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Lenny’s Podcast104 min

What sets great teams apart

Lane Shackleton · Oct 1, 2023
Key learnings
  • Treat the core job of product work as turning ambiguity into clarity, and build repeatable systems rather than chasing one-off…
  • Build default-on customer contact systems, such as a standing weekly slot with customers, instead of quarterly OKRs to talk to…
  • Ask career questions about how many 'oh shit' moments someone has had recently, a sharper signal of growth than asking whether…