A lot of this stuff is kind of... uh... drivel? Eg. sure, tons of companies would like to hire "only A players" But that isn't realistic. In my opinion, Genius is not as compelling of a product to work on as they seem to think. They got big basically via appropriating rap culture. The bit about your job title not mattering because ultimately the success of Genius depends on you is nice on the surface but instantly problematic after you start to think about it a little bit.
This annotation:<p><a href="http://meta.genius.com/4127010" rel="nofollow">http://meta.genius.com/4127010</a><p>That picture of Bruges is from Seeing Like a State[1], which should be required reading for all managers.<p>[1] <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0300078153/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0300078153&linkCode=as2&tag=adereth-20&linkId=PDXRKLY5YPZHM2M2" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0300078153/ref=as_li_tl?ie=...</a>
I'm impressed by the attention to detail. I also really like the "Run into the Spike" point, especially the line, "Want to chill and watch TV? Go to a gym-esque place instead." Having effective distractions is a great strategy. On a similar note, my hockey coach in high school used to tell us to stretch if we we're watching TV. Even if you are "chilling", maybe there's a way to utilize that chill time in a positive way.
A lot of this is inspired by Quicken Loans' Isms. Both companies are at least partly owned by Dan Gilbert. <a href="http://www.quickenloans.com/press-room/fast-facts/our-isms/" rel="nofollow">http://www.quickenloans.com/press-room/fast-facts/our-isms/</a>