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> Also, it's so disappointing to see so many people buy into the cult of personality of the Startup Founder. There's a lot of half-baked reasoning going on on why Uber's fate should be inexorable tied to Travis. So far, the two main arguments I've seen are "because Steve Jobs" and "he raised so much money for them". Neither one of these are compelling in explaining why Uber's survival prospects should be further damaged by a change at the top.

It's such a strange idea--that out of the seven billion people on the planet, only one is capable of leading [Company X]. Who really believes this?



It is a self-fulfilling prophecy. Successful leadership is only possible if people actually follow and trust the leader. In the absence of that, you'll get apathy and probably utter failure. So if this idea that only a single person can lead a company spreads throughout the company, it becomes true.


I'd argue this is a common organizational dysfunction -- "only the leader can lead," nonsense.

There are glaring organizational problems at Uber, and I truly hope removing Travis from the head helps turn their toxic culture around.


It's probably not only one. But maybe it's not quite seven billion.




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