Everyone loves "Day 1" of a startup. The press release. The funding news. The adrenaline.
Very few people talk about "Day 47."
Day 47 is when the sexy vision meets the unsexy reality of vendor onboarding logic, payroll compliance, and figuring out why the API broke at 3 AM.
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There are so many new technologies that allow for people to be laser focused.
But what happens when everyone focuses on the trees, and nobody is looking at the forest?
In the wake of this trend, we are boxing out the role for people that can see across boundaries and synthesize big ideas and look out for macro trends. Long live the generalist!
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What happens when work becomes...work?
With almost everyone working from home, is it possible company culture falls to the wayside and becomes replaced with robotic, transactional relationships?
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We all find ourselves striving to be number one in everything we do. Is there some peace in accepting that sometimes, and more than we wish to admit, it's OK to just be OK? I think so.
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I've never met a successful executive who didn't have a voracious appetite for reading. Make reading a habit. For most of us, it's not a new habit, but coming back to a time where reading was a necessity. Start with a chapter a night. Start tonight. Just do it.
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What I'm talking about is the innate, gut-level feeling that a customer gets when they think of dealing with your brand. For the longest time, this valuable touch point has been overlooked, but I'm happy to see more and more companies taking serious effort in making sure they provide world class experiences.
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I challenge you to say yes. To seek out adventure and experiences that may feel uncomfortable. The great thing about life is...it's yours. So, if you choose to seek the experiences that are out there waiting, you will be fulfilled. Yet, if you don't, the only person you will hurt is yourself.
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I challenge you to let your guard down as you look at your teams and companies from a different perspective. To review how you utilize power and new ways that you can explore to better harness that incredible team you have brought together. The power that comes from increasing the collective good is bound to surprise you.
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How do you provide a helping hand while allowing others to retain their dignity? How do you go about asking for help? My thoughts on a tricky topic.
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The grand irony is that we have more opportunities to communicate, but we are failing worse than ever to actual understand each other.
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Sometimes when you build it....they won't come.
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Not everyone can be a CEO or entrepreneur - and that is OK.
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Be honest with yourself if you are creating more crap and noise in the marketplace. Be truthful about what you are creating and if there is a true need. Be steadfast in the desire to make something that is of value or if you are merely recycling someone else's ideas.
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Do the little things that seem entirely insignificant in the doing, yet when compounded over time yield amazing results. Simple daily disciplines.
That's it.
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When organizations are built not on implicit mechanisms of fear, but instead on structures and practices that breed trust and responsibility, extraordinary and unexpected incredibleness starts to happen on a regular basis.
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When going for the long haul, the sloppiness and lack of attention to detail can't be wished away. We must be more intentional with our planning and work product. You are building something…to last. With gravitas. With purpose. With intentionality. Take your time and do it right.
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The funny thing about putting on inauthentic displays of who you want to be...is that at some point, you will have to face up to who you really are.
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There are so many books and blogs on leadership- the sheer volume written is indicative of its importance in the workplace. But It also shows that we keep failing our teams.
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I soak up ideas, implement good ones and store a lot of information for useless trivia or when specific situations arise.
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