It's really a treatise on good leadership and management from the perspective of a showrunner.
There are a bunch of great quotes, but this bit from 4th Law (Make decisions early and often) really hit home for me:
> But you know what "nice people" and "good bosses" actually do? They rip off the Band-Aid early, make the case for their decision, hear out any remaining arguments to a reasonable degree, then shut down the discussion and send everyone off to get on with their work.
Even worse than making the wrong decision is not making a decision at all, that's true in any leadership position.
There are a bunch of great quotes, but this bit from 4th Law (Make decisions early and often) really hit home for me:
> But you know what "nice people" and "good bosses" actually do? They rip off the Band-Aid early, make the case for their decision, hear out any remaining arguments to a reasonable degree, then shut down the discussion and send everyone off to get on with their work.
Even worse than making the wrong decision is not making a decision at all, that's true in any leadership position.