Management, Leadership & Organizations Videos Hacker News Recommends
Management, leadership & organizations videos on HackerTube: the talks, lectures and explainers Hacker News commenters keep sharing, covering leadership, team building, company culture, flat organizations, hiring, remote work, meetings, organizational design, negotiation, decision making in companies.
66 videos · ranked by HN recommendations · showing 1–48
Most recommended management, leadership & organizations videos
The ones HN returns to most often when a thread turns to this topic.
explainer#19Try to Rule Fairly and You'll Be Overthrown
CGP Grey
“CGP Grey's excellent Rules for Rulers video”
15 HN recommenders · 2016–2025
talk#76Velocity NY 2013: Richard Cook, "Resilience In Complex Adaptive Systems"
O'Reilly
“One of the most important talks I've ever seen is Richard Cook's”
4 HN recommenders · 2017–2021
talk#101Ed Catmull, Pixar: Keep Your Crises Small
Stanford Graduate School of Business
“one of the most useful talks of all time for building organizations is by Ed Catmull (of Pixar)”
9 HN recommenders · 2010–2017
explainer#168RSA ANIMATE: Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us
Royal Society of Arts
“the "Drive: The surprising truth about what motivates us" video is a great rebuttal of this idea.”
11 HN recommenders · 2010–2022
lecture#174The Only Unbreakable Law
Molly Rocket
“Casey Muratori has an excellent lecture on this same topic”
12 HN recommenders · 2022–2026
explainer#236Your Brain Thinks Your Whole Home Is One Room
CGP Grey
“i watch it once a week to keep things in perspective.”
17 HN recommenders · 2020–2022
talk#311Principles of Technology Leadership | Bryan Cantrill | Monktoberfest 2017
RedMonk Tech Events
“No discussion of company values would be complete without a link to Bryan Cantrill’s classic talk,”
9 HN recommenders · 2018–2025
talk#317I Was SCARED To Say This To NASA... (But I said it anyway) - Smarter Every Day 293
SmarterEveryDay
“one of the bravest talks I’ve seen in a while about the lessons of the Apollo program for Artemis”
9 HN recommenders · 2023–2025
interview#375Starbase Tour with Elon Musk [PART 1 // Summer 2021]
Everyday Astronaut
“Watch this walk around Starbase with Elon and Tim Dodd, and you'll get a pretty good sense that he has an engineering brain”
11 HN recommenders · 2021–2024
talk#509Start with why -- how great leaders inspire action | Simon Sinek | TEDxPugetSound
TEDx Talks
“A much faster way to understand the central message of "Start with Why" would be to watch the TEDx talk”
6 HN recommenders · 2015–2024
talk#519Google I/O 2009 - The Myth of the Genius Programmer
Google for Developers
“One of the best talks about code reviews and similiar things”
5 HN recommenders · 2011–2024
interview#799Simon Sinek on Millennials in the Workplace
David Crossman
“Simon Sinek explains it perfectly”
5 HN recommenders · 2017–2018
talk#823How Great Leaders Inspire Action | Simon Sinek | TED
TED
“I think this video by Simon Sinek explains very well why Apple is successful.”
4 HN recommenders · 2011–2022
talk#992How to crash an airplane – Nickolas Means | The Lead Developer UK 2016
LeadDev
“I watched a talk[1] by Nickolas Means recently that goes deeper into the events of that day and the lessons learned.”
4 HN recommenders · 2019–2024
talk#1061Mike Mullane - Normalisation of deviance - IAFF - Part 1
Stuart Walker
“He describes how the Challenger shuttle disaster happened despite internal memos about the problem years prior.”
4 HN recommenders · 2018–2022
talk#1212High Altitude Leadership | Chris Warner | Talks at Google
Talks at Google
“I highly, highly recommend listening to Chris Warner's talk on summitting K2”
3 HN recommenders · 2010–2014
talk#1296How technology loses out in companies, countries & continents and what to do about it
bert hubert
“this excellent video talks about the problems with outsourcing everything”
2 HN recommenders · 2022–2024
talk#1418Moishe Lettvin - What I Learned Doing 250 Interviews at Google
Etsy Eng (Etsy Engineering)
“The one I found very enlightening is from Moishe Lettvin given at Etsy”
4 HN recommenders · 2016–2025
talk#1433The Energy Project | Tony Schwartz | Talks at Google
Talks at Google
“It's worth watching this talk from the Leading @ Google series -”
3 HN recommenders · 2010–2016
lecture#1548Why our generals were more successful in World War II than in Korea, Vietnam or Iraq/Afghanistan
UC Berkeley Events
“Possibly the best analysis of this I have yet seen is the video”
3 HN recommenders · 2018–2024
commentary#1626Avoid These Words (And Not Just at Work)
Adam Savage’s Tested
“Adam Savage has a most excellent rant about the outrageous arrogance of the phrase, "Why don't you just..." I highly recommend it”
3 HN recommenders · 2024
talk#1631If Russ Ackoff had given a TED Talk...
Steven Brant
“this is one of my favourite management talks by Russell Ackoff”
2 HN recommenders · 2020–2025
talk#1648Simon Sinek: Why Leaders Eat Last
99U
“watching talks by the authors, which give you the key concepts from the book in an hour”
3 HN recommenders · 2014–2017
podcast#1704Old Geeks Yell At Cloud (with Andrew Clay Shafer & Bryan Cantrill)
Arrested DevOps
“the whole thing is worth watching”
3 HN recommenders · 2017–2023
other#1739Moneyball - Firing people
The BigTime Group
“This is probably the greatest video clip on the subject of all time”
3 HN recommenders · 2019–2022
commentary#1747DICKS: Do you need to be one to be a successful leader?
Max Joseph
“here's the best video I've found that breaks apart the idea of an "asshole"”
3 HN recommenders · 2018–2020
interview#1774- Startups - David H. Hansson, Partner at 37signals -TWiST #E337
This Week in Startups
“People, please watch these few videos to genuinely understand what 37Signal guys (David and Jason) stand for”
3 HN recommenders · 2013–2015
interview#1777Steve Jobs Content vs Process
Bo Manton
“I wish more leaders understood this.”
3 HN recommenders · 2021–2026
talk#1824The puzzle of motivation | Dan Pink | TED
TED
“I highly recommend taking a look at the work of Daniel Pink related to money as an incentive.”
3 HN recommenders · 2010–2026
talk#2046David Heinemeier Hansson-Unlearn Your MBA (Entire talk)
Entrepreneurship.org
“His talk "How to unlearn your MBA" in particular was fantastic in providing a counterpoint to Silicon-valley style Startups”
2 HN recommenders · 2017–2022
talk#2078#NoEstimates (Allen Holub)
Allen Holub
“If you want a well-reasoned discussion of where the waste is and isn't, I highly recommend Allen Holub's talk #NoEstimates”
2 HN recommenders · 2019–2025
talk#2099Gabe Newell: On Productivity, Economics, Political Institutions, and the Future of Corporations
blogphilofilms
“For an understanding of what Valve are doing, here is a 1 hour talk by Gabe Newell (CEO)”
3 HN recommenders · 2015–2025
explainer#2188First Follower: Leadership Lessons from Dancing Guy
Derek Sivers
“Watch this 2 minute to see how this works, you may have seen this before”
3 HN recommenders · 2016–2026
lecture#2195OODA Loop & Evolutionary Epistemology of John Boyd by Chuck Spinney
52 Living Ideas
“It shows the thinking method behind the OODA Loop--Evolutionary Epistemology”
3 HN recommenders · 2021–2025
talk#2221What I Wish I Had Known Before Scaling Uber to 1000 Services • Matt Ranney • GOTO 2016
GOTO Conferences
“I enjoyed that video”
3 HN recommenders · 2016–2023
talk#2262The Original Skunk Works – Nickolas Means | The Lead Developer UK 2017
LeadDev
“I would also recommend this conference talk on the subject by Nickolas Means, it was very well done”
3 HN recommenders · 2017–2021
documentary#2282What's It Really like Working at Valve?
People Make Games
“People Make Games made an enlightening documentary on the Valve model and where it fails”
3 HN recommenders · 2023–2024
talk#2391Mikey Dickerson Velocity NY 2014 Keynote: "One Year After healthcare.gov..."
O'Reilly
“I saw Mikey Dickerson give a great talk about his experience leading the completion of healthcare.gov”
1 HN recommenders · 2015–2020
lecture#2410Disruptive Innovation - Clayton Christensen (Part 2)
modplanman
“Here's part of a great talk from Christensen describing the same logic but in the Steel industry”
2 HN recommenders · 2014–2017
interview#2483Designer's Digest - Steve Jobs on the role of product and marketing people.
Designer's Digest
“Steve Jobs has the best explanation for this.”
2 HN recommenders · 2020–2026
talk#2594Reinventing Organizations
Reinventing Organizations
“I can highly recommend watching this video if you're interested in self-management and the idea of a new management paradigm”
3 HN recommenders · 2014–2020
commentary#2650Why 90% of Managers Are GARBAGE (The Professional Lie) | Steve Jobs
Evan Carmichael
“My favorite Steve Job's video on the subject”
2 HN recommenders · 2017–2025
talk#2665How Will You Measure Your Life? Clay Christensen at TEDxBoston
TEDx Talks
“This is a very inspiring presentation, especially towards the end.”
2 HN recommenders · 2014–2024
talk#2707Assholes are Ruining Your Project. Donnie Berkholz (RedMonk).
Tom Raftery
“Assholes will ruin your project[1], you need to get rid of them”
2 HN recommenders · 2014–2023
comedy#2884Passion | David Mitchell's SoapBox
David Mitchell's Soapbox
“David Mitchell had a very good take on it.”
2 HN recommenders · 2014–2017
talk#2886Agile Project Management with Kanban | Eric Brechner | Talks at Google
Talks at Google
“Eric Brechner of Microsoft (of all possible places...) gives a great talk on his team's approach”
2 HN recommenders · 2021–2026
explainer#3065MindSpring Presents: "Greatness" by David Marquet
MindSpring
“Watch this: as a jumpstart to getting your org ready for life without you”
2 HN recommenders · 2017–2019
talk#3168Your Brain at Work
Google TechTalks
“it's pretty interesting stuff for developers and knowledge workers”
3 HN recommenders · 2011–2015
Channels HN cites most for management, leadership & organizations
Each channel page lists every video of theirs that HN recommends.
More in Business, Startups & Economics