The Operator’s

Dictionary

An indispensable guide to terms, ideas, and phrases — annotated with notes, nuance, and nit-picking from the Permanent Equity Ops Desk.

A accountability | authority | automation | autonomy B bad behavior | bad manager | bad news | “Be a helper.” | beer money | boundaries | bureaucracy C career | choke point | communicate | compensation | competitive advantages | conscious weakness | control | core values | creative destruction | culture | curiosity D decision-making | define the playing field | delegate | dispensable | drink from the same straw E efficiency | ego | expectations | extroverted F failure points | feedback | flexibility | founder | frameworks G golden rule | good manager H healthy disagreement | honesty I “I don’t know yet.” | “I have a question…” | “I’ll just do it myself.” | imposter syndrome | incentive alignment | incentives | individual contributor | innovation | introverted J job K kpis L leader | long-term M management | managing managers | mentorship | micromanagement | middle managers | mission and values statement O one-one-ones | operator | overcommunicate P people management philosophy | policy | predictability | principal | priorities | process R relationship | road map S slower, messier & worse | stakeholders | strategy | stupid questions subconscious gifts | success T tough conversations | tradeoffs | transparency | trust W work cadence

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bad manager (1).png

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be a helper (1).png

boundaries (1).png

bureaucracy (1).png

choke point (1).png

compensation (1).png

competitive advantages.png

conscious weakness.png

core values.png

creative destruction (1).png

define the playing field (1).png

delegate (1).png

dispensable (2).png

drink from the same straw (1).png

efficiency (1).png

ego (2).png

expectations (3).png

extroverted (1).png

failure points (1).png

feedback (2).png

flexibility (1).png

founder (1).png

frameworks (2).png

golden rule (1).png

good manager (1).png

healthy disagreement (2).png

honesty (2).png

I don't know yet. (3).png

i have a question (3).png

i'll do it myself (1).png

imposter syndrome (1).png

incentive alignment (1).png

incentives (1).png

individual contributor (1).png

innovation (1).png

introverted (1).png

job (1).png

kpis (1).png

leader (1).png

long-term (2).png

management (2).png

managing managers (2).png

I don't know yet. (4).png

micromanagement (2).png

middle managers (1).png

mission and values statement (1).png

one-on-ones (1).png

operator (1).png

overcommunicate (1).png

people management philosophy (1).png

policy (1).png

predictability (1).png

principal (1).png

priorities (1).png

process (2).png

relationship (1).png

road map (3).png

slower messier worse (1).png

stakeholders (1).png

strategy (1).png

stupid questions (1).png

subconscious gifts (2).png

success (1).png

tough conversations (1).png

Tradeoffs (1).png

transparency (1).png

Trust (1).png

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