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2021 Letter on Stepping Down as ByteDance CEO

Zhang Yiming · Passages from the same work, in order.

Career · 张一鸣《《2021年卸任字节跳动CEO全员信》》· Internal letter dated 2021-05-20, paragraph beginning "持续的深度思考和大胆的想象"

Deep Thinking and Bold Imagination

持续的深度思考和大胆的想象是创新成果得以实现的基础。

Sustained deep thinking and bold imagination are the foundation of innovation.

Learning · Cognition · Growth · Entrepreneur memoirs

Career · 张一鸣《《2021年卸任字节跳动CEO全员信》》· Internal letter dated 2021-05-20, paragraph beginning "与此同时，公司当下还有很多重要的事情"

I Am Not a Conventional Mature Manager

我不是传统意义上的成熟管理者，我也不是很擅长社交，我更喜欢研究组织和市场原理来减少管理，喜欢自己上网、看书、听歌、发呆。

Zhang describes himself as an unconventional manager who prefers studying systems to managing people.

Character · Leadership · Learning · Entrepreneur memoirs