CEO Presence Stifles Independence
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Summary: Shaan shares a story about how the Twitch CEO recognized meetings weren't effective because people would defer to his opinion rather than think independently.
"I shared this with the CEO at Twitch and I was like 'I think we should do this.' He was like 'I love this, this would actually solve one of our biggest problems I think we have in our meetings.'
People think that his opinion is the answer, but it shouldn't be. He's actually usually the least informed on the topic because he's the furthest away from the data. And secondly, they reward the loudest mouth and not maybe the most thoughtful person who could have an answer. It's really hard in a normal meeting setting to get that person to speak."
Shaan Puri
Host of MFM
Shaan Puri is the Chairman and Co-Founder of The Milk Road. He previously worked at Twitch as a Senior Director of Product, Mobile Gaming, and Emerging Markets. He also attended Duke University.