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		mewpmewp2 on Sept 16, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How to Lead Your Team When the House Is on Fire How would you handle something that is possible to put into monetary numbers, because technically certain amount of money could save a life. E.g. this incident cost us $5 million - this type of money could be used to save many lives.

alexwasserman on Sept 17, 2024 [–]

At most firms the money was never earmarked for saving lives and there's no expectation it ever would have.

By not earning the money (or losing it), you're not actually impacting anyone's life.

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