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The Secret Art of Micromanagement with Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky

2025/2/11
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A Bit of Optimism
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Brian Chesky: 我认为领导力不是天生的,而是需要后天学习和不断实践的。就像健身一样,需要日复一日的坚持和努力。我一直保持着好奇心和学习能力,不断地从各种经验中学习。即使在成为CEO之后,我也始终把自己当成一个学生,不断学习和进步。在危机时刻,领导者需要保持冷静和乐观,并果断地采取行动。我努力创造一种文化,让每个人都能发挥出自己的潜力,并相信他们能够做到更好。我希望Airbnb能够成为一个社区,让人们在世界各地都能感受到归属感。

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Brian Chesky, CEO of Airbnb, shares how his experience in weightlifting and bodybuilding has shaped his leadership style. He emphasizes the importance of consistency and continuous learning in leadership, drawing parallels between physical training and building a successful company.
  • Leadership is a skill that is learned and practiced, not innate.
  • Consistency and discipline are crucial for success in both weightlifting and leadership.
  • Building a successful company is a continuous journey, not a final destination.

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People aren’t born great leaders. They learn to become great leaders.

For Brian Chesky, the learning never stops. As the co-founder of Airbnb, he had to transition from an impassioned entrepreneur with a brilliant idea into a CEO responsible for thousands of employees. To make the hard decisions necessary for Airbnb to survive the COVID pandemic, a cataclysmic event for the travel industry, Brian had to lean into the skills and thinking he’d learned and practiced for over a decade of leadership.

I’ve watched Brian grow as a leader for years, and so I was delighted to sit down with him for a conversation on what people get wrong about great leadership. He shares with me the difference between micromanagement and “eyes on” leadership, why leaders should fight the instinct to be liked, and why an existential crisis is the best thing to put a company’s values to the test.

This…is A Bit of Optimism.

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