There’s plenty of bad information, folk wisdom, and sketchy advice about which behaviors will make you a high performer. One of the biggest myths is that having good “leadership behaviors” is what matters most. Science, practice, and the history of two Silicon Valley visionaries tell a more nuanced story.
A Tale of Two Founders
In 2000, Yahoo! was six years old, valued at $125 billion, and one the world’s most popular internet portals. Founded in 1994 by Stanford graduate students Jerry Yang and David Filo as a guide to their favorite internet sites, it quickly transformed into an essential front door to the internet. The environment for search ...
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