Ian McAllister

Leadership tip: Don’t tell someone what decision to make, abstract your feedback by a degree and teach them how to make that *type* of decision. Increases the chances they’ll actually apply the learning to future situations that are similar, but different.

@BaseballBros Should have been 101.

Was it justified that Chas McCormick took 99 MPH to the back after this?

@aviel @dvassallo Same, plus anyone HNW.

@dvassallo @ianmcall I’ve mostly seen it be business owners but that’s my network.

I don’t believe anyone is moving out of WA because of the millionaire tax: 1. The tax is almost certainly unconstitutional and will be struck down by the court 2. The governor hasn’t even signed it yet 3. Can be repealed by citizen initiative and voters have already voted against income tax 10 times, most recently in 2010 4. Even if it passes, it only takes effect in 2028 5. California, as almost every other state, has an even higher millionaire tax and it seems like plenty of millionaires stay there If you’re wealthy, why would you uproot your life and family on something that will very likely not happen and if it happens you have 2 years to react?

@aviel @dvassallo A good friend who is a wealth manager (and planning on moving out of state) said he has two groups of clients. One group is okay paying more taxes and the other group is actively planning on moving out of state. I got the sense that the latter was the bigger group.

@dvassallo I’m happy for you that you believe that but that’s not what is actually happening. It’s not about belief. People are out.

@TourSwingsTommy Up high + upwind.

If you’re playing with someone who tells you they hit their driver 210 yards, you’re about to have a great round. Means the guy has zero ego and knows his game. It’s mind-blowing how many guys out there supposedly drive the ball 270 yards. Where are they?

Some nice press for Allister! If you’re in the Seattle area please come visit us. 425magazine.com/profiles/merce…

@brettberson When I had lunch with Jeff Bezos he said it’s the latter. So gross!

There’s a certain percentage of people who name drop constantly. I assume it comes from insecurity or a need to manufacture status. Does it work, and that’s why they keep doing it? Or do most recipients find it gross, but nobody gives feedback so the behavior persists?

@RashidShaheed Come visit us at Allister on Mercer Island!

Best food spots in Seattle ? Go

10 years late, but I just found out about this. @RyanHoliday thanks for the shout-out!

Do you feel passing the millionaires tax reflects the will of Washington state voters? ✅VOTE in the story. komonews.com/news/politics/…

@jwhittenbergK5 Don’t you mean: What *will* happen in Seattle *when* all the mega-rich move away? It’s happening as we speak. Not just the mega-rich either.

What would happen in Seattle if all the mega-rich moved away?

Every member in the U.S. Senate agrees we cannot allow Iran to acquire a nuclear weapon. I’m baffled why so many are unwilling to support the only action to achieve that. Empty sloganeering vs. commitment to global security — which is it?

@geekwire Restricting the number of drivers in a market, or the number that can be online at the same time, degrades the experience for riders because it increases pickup and total trip times.

In Seattle protest, workers call on Uber and Lyft to stop adding new drivers to ‘flooded’ market geekwire.com/2026/in-seattl…

I’m incredibly impressed by the suite of technologies Uber just announced to support commercialization of autonomous vehicles at scale. I worked in this space when I led the vehicle platform and fleet tech at Uber. I saw the strategic thinking and ambition firsthand, and this announcement is evidence of amazing execution over the last year.👏🚗💨 youtube.com/watch?v=uVDxmb…

@SeattleSonics Scheffler!!!

Tell us you're a Supersonics fan without telling us you're a Supersonics fan

This was a really thoughtful and honest interview with Andrew, a friend and former colleague at Amazon. I had some amazing leaders at Amazon and tried to be the kind of high integrity leader that Andrew describes very well.

I asked my Amazon ex-boss what it really cost him to make VP. Andrew Willingham was one of the rare bosses, for whom I was willing to go 100% when he tasked me with projects. I him to sit down with me and break down his journey to VP. I wanted to understand what made him an outlier boss: - Why and How was he so good at running high trust, high velocity teams? - Why does everyone in his 100+ person org say they would work with him again? - How do you build that kind of trust and still keep getting promoted (from IC to VP)? And boy, the conversation surprised me. Instead of only discussing career moves and strategies on how to navigate Big Tech, at times it went very personal. Andrew shared how a health scare actually shook him, and people around him saw that he was completely burnt-out and he had NO IDEA! A few themes that stayed with me: 1. Why decoupling your identity from your role is one of the most underrated unlocks in corporate success 2. How you can be 100% burned out and still tell yourself you’re “fine” 3. The real signal for when it’s time to switch teams or roles 4. What it actually means to “make deals” with your boss and why great operators do this explicitly, not implicitly 5. Doing less is achieving more. When your recharge and disconnect you bring more to the table than just grinding to every notification. Conversations like this make me appreciate how much career success at that level is less about raw intelligence and more about self-awareness, timing, and positioning yourself so luck can actually find you. Youtube: youtu.be/wctq2ozoiUo Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3oqA3L… Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/inn…

@coopmavs I’m honestly more impressed when he starts off with shit rounds and almost misses the cut, then storms back to almost win vs. leading wire to wire.

I'm sorry if you think Scottie Scheffler is boring. But driving it straight and hitting it stiff to pins will never be boring to me. In fact, it's pretty damn electrifying.

@Taylor_Soper @toddbishop @johnhcook @geekwire Please sign CON: app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifier/… app.leg.wa.gov/csi/Testifier/…

@aviel So sad. Minimum wage hikes every year mean labor costs go up and COGS go up. Highest liquor taxes in the nation, ending the tipped minimum wage credit too. F&B businesses have low margins to begin with and we’re going to see a steady drumbeat of closures.

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@megynkelly +1

Brilliant