Not being an asshole is a daily choice. Not letting your mood affect the way you treat others. Not setting the agenda of a company, of a department, of a team on the base of your current focus. Not having the stress derived from your position permeate every interaction, every decision, every exchange. Not allowing … Continue reading A daily choice
Category: leadership
What you do
Culture is what you do. It is how you treat people around you, the times you say yes to a request of help, the way you say no to preserve focus, the work you deliver every day, the amount of hours you dedicate to things that nurture your cause, the decisions you make and how … Continue reading What you do
Not a choice
Somebody once told me: "If you don't tell me you don't like it, you are the one losing, as I will go on doing it." A key takeaway from this article about radical candor, is that it's not really a choice. You might refrain from delivering criticism because of kindness, or because you don't like … Continue reading Not a choice
The people you want to change
Some problems would greatly benefit from a more customer centric approach. One of them is cybersecurity. We all laugh at how silly it is to use "1234" or "p4ssw0rd" as credentials to access any type of service, and we all know we should not use the same password on different websites, or stick the password … Continue reading The people you want to change
People is our most important asset
For founders and start-ups managers, here is a list of things that's beyond what you should expect of your employees. Being loyal to your cause. Being as excited about your cause as you are. Doing extra work without being paid. Doing basic work without being paid (fairly). Being self-motivated. Doing work without recognition. Doing work … Continue reading People is our most important asset
Just a story
Somehow we've all bought into the story that marketing is about tactics, hacks, posts, optimisation and measurement. It's an interesting story, one that somehow feeds both our need to stay ahead of the curve and our tendency to aimlessly complain when things don't work. The genius of Google and Facebook as platforms is that they … Continue reading Just a story
Presenting
If you are preparing to deliver a presentation that matters (to you), consider the following. Start with the audience and the change you'd like to see (even when you are just presenting results, you are still demanding a change). List them down somewhere and have them visible throughout the process. Have the deck ready early, … Continue reading Presenting
