<ul><li>Leadership is about creating alignment and inspiring people to move, not just managing them.</li><li>IC Leadership (leading without managing people) can be a significant growth opportunity.</li><li>Experimentation culture is crucial for strong leadership, where learning is prioritized over immediate success.</li><li>Creating a culture where failure is embraced is key, as leaders are hired to make changes, not maintain the status quo.</li><li>Defining success clearly and early, and managing expectations are vital in fostering an experimentation mindset.</li><li>Balancing moonshots with achievable wins is essential to keep the team motivated and prevent burnout.</li><li>Encouraging a mix of safe bets, incremental changes, and moonshots can lead to sustained success.</li><li>Regularly discussing risk and reward with the team is necessary to encourage them to take bigger swings.</li><li>Processes like blameless post-mortems, data-focused analysis, and action-oriented responses can help learn from failures.</li><li>Maintaining a learning repository for failed experiments can provide valuable insights for the team in the future.</li></ul>

Leah's Leadership Guide - Part 5: Experimentation Culture

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