As an employee, why would I want to work long hours to adva… - Ben Horowitz

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As an employee, why would I want to work long hours to advance the career of my manager? If the manager cares more about his career than the company, then that’s what I’d be doing. Nothing motivates a great employee more than a mission that’s so important that it supersedes everyone’s personal ambition. As a result, managers with the right kind of ambition tend to be radically more valuable than those with the wrong kind.

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Ben Horowitz (born June 13, 1966) is an American businessman, investor, blogger, and author.

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