06/03/2025

Managing Doesn't Have to be Miserable

Consider a different mode of leadership

For years, I have admired Amanda Litman. She co-founded Run for Something— one of the few engines in politics making me hopeful right now. She piloted (and then instituted) a four-day work week. She’s tried really hard to figure out how to make passion work — political work, but also just passion work generally — more sustainable.

Litman new book, When We're In Charge, is the first I've encountered that looks honestly at what's already happening (and what needs to happen) as the next generation of leaders (specifically: Millennials and Gen-Zers) grapple with what leadership and management could look like in the decades to come. Amanda is a longtime Culture Study subscriber and very much on board with this whole project, and she's working earnestly to figure out a way forward that allows us to keep doing the work that we love (or even just the work that we like just fine, that matters too).

I'm eager to hear your thoughts, hopes, and dreams about how a different form of leadership could change your workplace. Read and then let's hang out (with Amanda) in the comments!

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