November 06, 2020
‘Some people are Manhattan Project-style leaders and others are more Apollo Project-style. You kind of oscillate between the two but lean more towards Apollo Project.’
This is how one of my weekly, walking 1:1s with our CEO started and it caught me off guard. Was this a compliment, a criticism, or just an observation? It took some time but I eventually realized that he saw we were conflicting in some areas and it was due to our different management styles. Using the Apollo and Manhattan projects as a way to illustrate those differences was quite novel, and I’ve had time to reflect on it as I continue to refine how I communicate and provide feedback to my managers.
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November 06, 2020
