The Next Possible CEOs For Yahoo!

There are many people who have defended Marissa Mayer’s track record as CEO for the past 4 years basically saying that Yahoo is a dinosaur and therefore it was an impossible task that she probably never should have taken in the first place.

A note on outcomes

Wrote this note to my coach today. Seemed worth sharing.

One thing that you said that stuck with me was that you aim to help CEO’s divorce their sense of self from outcomes. I wanted to really internalize that, so I decided to write myself a short letter, from my future self to my…

Constrains are great motivators.

They improve creativity and efficiency.

Formula 1 is good example. Without constrains they would just make cars with bigger engines and more down-force.

With constrains they invented: KERS, W-channel, double diffusors, ERS, advanced…

Personal Effectiveness — my secrets

I cannot remember people’s names or connect them with their work, location most of the time. But, I can remember one of the three. Quite bad, given the work I do, one would say.