Shaan's 9 Unorthodox Management Tips

Clarity is power. And I think too often people go into doing something without actually being clear of what are we trying to do here, why are we trying to do it, how will we measure success, and what's the first thing that we should really do?

When you're in fight or flight, your brain only works in a very limited capacity compared to when you are at ease, relaxed—which is why great ideas come to you in the shower, because you're relaxed. You have warm water pouring on top of your head, and so your brain kind of melts away and can start to put together different data points that are not there when you're tense.

I've learned that the the best-performing teams are filled with people who are amazing in at least one area. So, you're hiring for an extreme strength, not a lack of weakness.

Anytime I have an objective... I will create a text chat group of 5 other people who are in the same kind of ballpark as me of where they're at now and have that same ambition as their top ambition.

It is very powerful if you can write the master plan for your company ... And it doesn't have to be right, but it's you putting it out there: What are we here to do? How do we plan to do it? And here's the takeaway.