From the recording

I remind myself that it's just a number. It's not who I am and it's not my value.

Megan Fritz

About this episode

Megan Fritz described reaching a role with real influence and realizing she no longer knew what she wanted to change. Leading 27 teams, she has learned that even her strongest supporters must keep changing too. Hoa Nguyen recalled Google's Project Loon team, built from a textile expert, former infantry and a barista, that stretched balloon flights from one day to more than a year. Paul Davis explained why every department should treat the others as its customer.

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