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Why Businesses Fail to Scale and Thrive
Why Businesses Fail to Scale and Thrive
If you are invested in a business’ success, I am talking to you.
Alicia Parr
May 6, 2016
Uncomfortable truth. Best practices rarely are.
Uncomfortable truth. Best practices rarely are.
Best practices are so last year! Perennially. By the time a practice gets labelled as best by some authority, there’s an innovator…
Alicia Parr
Feb 16, 2016
Uncomfortable truth. Most companies stink at candidate experience.
Uncomfortable truth. Most companies stink at candidate experience.
It’s useful to play the part of a candidate on other companies’ careers sites every now and then. And on your own careers site. You learn…
Alicia Parr
Feb 16, 2016
Uncomfortable truth. We’re all prejudiced.
Uncomfortable truth. We’re all prejudiced.
We are social animals, we humans. We survive by associating with our tribe and distancing ourselves from not-our-tribe. It’s deeply wired…
Alicia Parr
Jan 25, 2016
Uncomfortable Truth. Fair pay rarely feels fair.
Uncomfortable Truth. Fair pay rarely feels fair.
Let me explain.
Alicia Parr
Jan 25, 2016
Uncomfortable truth. The meeting after the meeting is where real decisions get made.
Uncomfortable truth. The meeting after the meeting is where real decisions get made.
You’ve seen it happen. The team meets, discusses issues, and comes to apparent conclusions largely influenced by the…
Alicia Parr
Jan 22, 2016
Uncomfortable truth. Hierarchies can enhance trust.
Uncomfortable truth. Hierarchies can enhance trust.
These days, smart and humble people know that flatter is more better, networked holocracies are the new bestest way to generate business…
Alicia Parr
Jan 22, 2016
Uncomfortable truth. Not everyone is cut out for leadership.
Uncomfortable truth. Not everyone is cut out for leadership.
Nope. Not even most people and maybe not even you. Not even if everyone gets trained in the latest, most coolest leadership capability…
Alicia Parr
Jan 22, 2016
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