“Google, Facebook, Linkedin, Airbnb all sounded crazy, before they scaled spectacularly.” That line -- from today’s episode of Reid Hoffman’s Masters of Scale podcast -- really struck me. The episode itself offers fascinating ideas about why getting laughed out of the room by potential investors might actually be a good sign. It inspired me to write this piece.
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5 Great Ways to Keep Your Superstars!
When giving feedback to your superstar performers, the key issue to recognize is that the “no news is good news” feedback approach is not an effective management technique for handling them.
The Value of a Moonshot
Why HPE is making a big bet on The Machine research project and Memory-Driven Computing
9 Things That Destroy Successful Teams
Originally published on Linkedin Pulse.
It’s happened to all of us at one time or another — from grammar school all the way up through to our careers: we’re placed into a new team to complete a project, and something just doesn’t click.
3 Worst Entrepreneurial Habits Revealed
Originally published on Linkedin Pulse.
Years ago, an acquaintance of mine was living in Canada’s Far North. He spent some time in a tiny community that was only accessible by plane.
Keeping the Passion Alive
Originally published on LinkedinPulse.
The Wall Street Journal recently published a story on America’s longest-serving CEOs. Topping the list was Leslie Wexner of L brands with 52 years at the helm, followed by Warren Buffett, at 45 years leading Berkshire Hathaway.
10 Reasons Your Culture is Failing and New Insights on How to Fix It
After studying customer experience, digital transformation and innovation for so many years, I've found that the next big thing in business (r)evolution is culture. The other most interesting thing I've learned is that while businesses are readying or investing in change, the definition of meaningful culture is elusive or inconsequential. Yet, company culture is either the number one catalyst or inhibitor to progress. Culture needs a champion. As Peter Drucker once famously said, “Culture eats strategy for breakfast…”
The CEO's Guide to Increasing Diversity (And Making Money)
Originally published on Linkedin Pulse.
I realized my company had to change after talking to an African-American woman who'd just quit Redfin. When I asked her what it was like being black at Redfin, she simply said “lonely.” I wish all the people engaged in culture wars and political-correctness debates could have been there to tell me what I should have told her then.
8 Principles for Changing the World
Denise Carpenter came from a low-income family, a low-performing school and was a teenage mom, but she was determined to make a better life for herself and her family. Now a Dell Scholar and graduate student at The University of Texas at Austin, Denise is pursuing her master’s degree in social work and mentoring students, much like her young self, in her spare time.
5 Ways to Create a Killer Culture
Discovered on Linkedin Pulse. First published on businesschicks.com.au.
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