I lived through multiple recessions: During the dot-com bubble in the late 90s, I was fired and remained jobless for months. Then during the late 2000s financial crisis, it was my turn to fire people and throw them into the abyss of joblessness. All these experiences taught me a lot about being an employee and… Continue reading Worst Rating: “Meet Expectations”
Category: Building Culture
3 Things To Lead Change
As a leader, you often need to lead initiatives. Or create movements. Here are 3 things you can do to herd cats and lead change: 1. Give it a name Cheesy as this might sound, but giving the initiative a name make it much easier for people to refer to, relate to, to share, etc.… Continue reading 3 Things To Lead Change
Defining Culture?
What’s your definition of culture? “How a group of people behave?” “A feeling you use to make hiring decisions?” I spent almost 15 years at Nike and Apple, two brands where we drank Kool-Aids, instead of beer, on Friday afternoons. The most valuable thing from all the kool-aid drinking? Culture needs to be “lead-able,” practical,… Continue reading Defining Culture?
How Bruce Lee’s Correct Posture Help Me Lead
As a Bruce Lee worshiper, I use his teachings to approach my work life. 1st, Bruce Lee on “correct posture๐ฅ:” Correct posture 1 = To be “mechanically favorable for the next move:” What does “favourable” mean in the people, systems, and processes of my business? How agile are they? Which of those can I afford… Continue reading How Bruce Lee’s Correct Posture Help Me Lead
We Need To Land The “Why What How” Plane
Why should leaders get good at articulating the “Why What How framework? It helped founders & leaders clarify their manifesto and crystallize their teamsโ purpose, process, and culture. aka,๐ฌ. What are the 2 frameworks1. Connecting the jฬถaฬถrฬถgฬถoฬถnฬถsฬถ dots:* ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฝ sells the ๐ช๐๐ฌ* ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฎ๐ด๐ฒ๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ is the ๐ช๐๐๐ง* ๐๐๐น๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ defines the ๐๐ข๐ช โฃใ๐ฑDouble-clickโฃโฃใLeadership is convincing the teams… Continue reading We Need To Land The “Why What How” Plane