The problem was not that I found inspiration in them.
The problem was that I tried to copy visible behavior without being in the same environment, having the same company, or being able to see the people and systems that existed outside the story.
“I slowly learned that a company does not become more independent by making the founder more central.”
The Startup Compass
The leadership role often asks, How do we get the work done through people?
The owner mindset asks a different question: How must the company be built so it can continue beyond my own time, expertise, and position?