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When did it become OK to lay people off via email?
In the past year, the who’s who of tech companies hit send to lay off tens of thousands. Someone in Security or HR must have determined this to be the safest approach. Or Operations optimized the process with so many working from home. And when you lay off thousands of people, logistics are important. But…
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In A World of Hammers, Be a Flashlight
Give opposing politicians the same data (GDP, Unemployment, Inflation) and you’ll get wildly different interpretations of the economy. We know why this happens. They use the data like a drunk uses a lamppost, more for support than illumination.* We look at their explanation through our own political lens, concluding that one of these politicians is…
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Advice My Younger Self Probably Wouldn’t Take
Every so often, someone asks the “younger self” question: “What advice would you give…” I’ve never had a good answer. Usually dodge the question. “No advice. I needed to figure things out for myself, make lots of mistakes.” But in the past month, something hit me. My younger self would LOVE the current remote work…
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How to Identify the Best Leaders
Want to identify the best leaders? Here’s a tip: Don’t look for the person who inspires the most followers. I spent most of my career working for one company. When possible, we promoted from within, but every so often we would bring in a lateral hire. I would tell them, “You have great perspective, which…
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Investing in Microsoft’s Unproven Quantity
For fourteen years, Microsoft had a larger-than-life CEO, his intensity the stuff of legend. He embraced a radical candor that sometimes meant meetings would devolve into shouting matches. He implemented a stack-ranking system that mirrored his own love of competition. The spotlight found him, and he consumed much of the oxygen in the room. His…
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