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Where Did all The Managers Go?
Where Did all The Managers Go?
The world could be a better place if only we knew when to scrap useless vocabulary and jettison antiquated ideas…
Andrew Chakhoyan
Feb 26, 2019
Managing Shift
Cloudflare Loves to Mess With Incumbents
Cloudflare Loves to Mess With Incumbents
And that’s a very good thing for the Internet
John Battelle
Sep 27, 2018
Meetings Suck. But They Don’t Have To.
Meetings Suck. But They Don’t Have To.
Grow your business by nailing the most important meeting of the week: the leadership team scrum.
Debbie Madden
Sep 5, 2018
You’re Networking Wrong
You’re Networking Wrong
Networking is a craft. Yet, if you follow this one rule, you’ll be on your way to effective networking in no time.
Debbie Madden
Aug 29, 2018
Grow Your Business by Nailing the Most Important Meeting of the Week
Grow Your Business by Nailing the Most Important Meeting of the Week
Did you know that on average, every single one of us wastes 31 hours per month in unproductive meetings? I’m going to show you how to…
Debbie Madden
Aug 2, 2018
Google Discovered the Highest Performing Teams Have These Two Characteristics
Google Discovered the Highest Performing Teams Have These Two Characteristics
What makes a high-performing team? It’s not intelligence. It’s not seniority.
Debbie Madden
Jul 19, 2018
When Should an Employer Ask an Employee to Quit?
When Should an Employer Ask an Employee to Quit?
Companies spend a lot of time talking about retention strategies for good reason. High turnover is extremely expensive. The total cost to…
Debbie Madden
Jul 5, 2018
Breast Cancer Nearly Took My Life. Instead, it Made Me a Better CEO.
Breast Cancer Nearly Took My Life. Instead, it Made Me a Better CEO.
Here’s How.
Debbie Madden
Jun 20, 2018
You Probably Shouldn't Be CEO of Your Startup. Ask Yourself These 3 Questions to Find Out.
You Probably Shouldn't Be CEO of Your Startup. Ask Yourself These 3 Questions to Find Out.
Too often, I speak with founder-CEOs who have fallen out of love with their business, or whose business has fallen out of love with them…
Debbie Madden
Jun 18, 2018
The Principles of Post-Advertising
The Principles of Post-Advertising
If brands and advertising have become less useful as tools to both companies and consumers, how can businesses grow?
Andre Redelinghuys
Jun 14, 2018
Solving the Gender Wage Gap Is Hard. Here Are Four Things You Can Do Today.
Solving the Gender Wage Gap Is Hard. Here Are Four Things You Can Do Today.
On April 5, U.K. companies with 250 employees or more were required by law to reveal their pay data. The goal: Narrow the gender wage gap.
Debbie Madden
Jun 13, 2018
Is Snapchat’s Culture As Sexist and Toxic As Uber’s?
Is Snapchat’s Culture As Sexist and Toxic As Uber’s?
What truly matters is how leadership responds. And time isn’t Snap’s friend.
Debbie Madden
May 31, 2018
This Company Raised Wages to $16 an Hour. Two Years Later, What Happened?
This Company Raised Wages to $16 an Hour. Two Years Later, What Happened?
Aetna President Karen Lynch runs 95 percent of the company’s core businesses. Since her firm’s novel move, productivity is up 15 percent…
John Battelle
May 28, 2018
Fix Boards, Fix Capitalism
Fix Boards, Fix Capitalism
Sukhinder Singh Cassidy argues that boards are utterly broken. Fixing them isn’t as hard as it might seem. And it’s urgently needed.
John Battelle
May 2, 2018
No Trump, No Comey, Very Little Zuckerberg.
No Trump, No Comey, Very Little Zuckerberg.
You’re welcome.
John Battelle
Apr 16, 2018
Strategy Is Culture
Strategy Is Culture
How you work determines your destiny
Luke Kanies
Feb 22, 2018
Susan Sobbott Speaks Her Truth
Susan Sobbott Speaks Her Truth
Why the most senior woman at American Express decided to leave, and what her decision can teach us all
John Battelle
Mar 12, 2018
The Handshake Deal That Every Job Offer Must Have
The Handshake Deal That Every Job Offer Must Have
It’s 4p.m. on Thursday. I’m halfway through giving a job offer to Stacey when I bring up the handshake deal.
Debbie Madden
Mar 2, 2018
Work of Art
Work of Art
Ancient societies took it for granted that skills would be handed down from generation to generation. Developing one’s talent as an artist…
Esko Kilpi
Feb 24, 2018
Old Man Tech to New Digital Moguls: Beware the Power of Government
Old Man Tech to New Digital Moguls: Beware the Power of Government
When Bill Gates says you’re tempting fate, best to listen
John Battelle
Feb 14, 2018
Five Must-Read Pieces on Automation and Inequality
Five Must-Read Pieces on Automation and Inequality
This week’s selection involves research into demographics, cities, social services, and “raising” better bots
azeem
Feb 13, 2018
20 Companies That Are *Really* Changing the World.
20 Companies That Are *Really* Changing the World.
Announcing the 2018 NewCo Honors Nominees
Timothy Nordvedt
Feb 5, 2018
Murdoch to Zuckerberg: Hey Buddy, Can You Spare Some Change?
Murdoch to Zuckerberg: Hey Buddy, Can You Spare Some Change?
There’s a lot going on in the world (scroll down). But man, the Facebook news is beyond fascinating these days.
John Battelle
Jan 23, 2018
Taming the Giants
Taming the Giants
More people are getting vocal against the dominance of big tech—this is my selection of some of the most thoughtful pieces from the past…
azeem
Jan 22, 2018
The Product Hierarchy of Needs
The Product Hierarchy of Needs
Using Maslow’s famous framework for product planning
John Vars
Jan 17, 2018
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