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Amp It Up by Frank Slootman — WisdomDeck honest review
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Amp It Up

by Frank Slootman

The Snowflake, ServiceNow and Data Domain CEO on raising standards, aligning on priorities, narrowing focus, increasing urgency and intensity. Blunt, short and unapologetically demanding.

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your company is comfortable and you want to raise the tempo.

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you want a humane culture book; this is a hard-driving one.

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Three things you will actually use

  1. Raise standards; most settle too low.
  2. Align, then execute.
  3. Focus narrows; intensity rises.

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