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The Leader Who Learned to Step Aside
For three years Olena has led a fintech product team. Her core lesson sounds almost heretical for a manager: the best thing she did was stop controlling everything.
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The Leader Who Learned to Step Aside
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It wasn't a day off about me. It was proof I'd built something that works without me.
— Olena, Head of Product
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