In this episode, Kendall, rachel, and Aaron talk about: * Learning about managing interpersonal issues from his dad, an "interim CEO of ministers" * Putting that learning into practice building and fixing teams at startups * Helping teams identify their own weaknesses as a form of counseling * How this podcast is not sponsored by Knives Out (ps: Kendall has seen the movie since we recorded this podcast and didn't find it as good as Aaron did.) * Following the energy on the management > IC > management cycle * Finally choosing the simplicity of leadership ;) * Long-term career planning * The entire category of software that exists because leaders don't trust their people * Authority trauma from Kendall's past * The realization that leadership sometimes requires making decisions about things without getting concensus from your team first * The relationship between unease at doing the above and lack of comfort with authority in general * Determining how much detail to provide when giving direction * When your positive ability to build concensus turns into a need and a negative * The enjoyment when your authority issues align with your role * How leadership is a lot more about collaboration and cooperation than it is telling people what to do * Rubik's cube, hiking, being underprepared for overnight conditions You can find Aaron on Twitter at @aaronlerch Special thanks to Mel Stanley for our theme music <3