Jack Barker: Growth. The more brilliant people we can get working here, then the faster we can get whatever's in your head out into the world. Let me tell you a story. In 1999, Google was a little startup just like we are. And when...
A question to help you improve your leadership. Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst Carl Jung often would refer to the two-million-year-old self, even when speaking to a child. Jung understood that inherent in our humanity is the wisdom of the ages. Here are three steps you can take...
How grateful do you feel each day? To what degree do you express your gratitude and appreciation to others around the office? If the answer is ânot a lot,â youâre not alone. The Blessings of Gratitude Weâve previously discussed negativity biasâthe brainâs predisposition to favor negative experiences, thoughts, and...
Educational systems tend to place an emphasis on a way of doing things, rather than giving the tools necessary to complete the task. I remember several arguments with my high school English teachers. They would insist on a particular interpretation of a passageâusually heavily influenced...
In 1901, Ivan Pavlov rang a bell and a dog began to salivate. His famous experiment explains much of the mystery behind branding: connect a product or service with the customerâs need and branding occurs. Said another way: create an association in your customerâs mind...
Management guru Peter Drucker coined the term âknowledge workerâ in 1959.[1. Peter F. Drucker, The Landmarks of Tomorrow, 1959.] He differentiated knowledge workers from manual workers, forecasting that new industries will employ mostly the former. Late in his life, Drucker wrote, "The most important contribution management needs...
The hero starts out in an ordinary world before venturing into a special world. He meets friend and foe. He undertakes quests. He faces challenges. Winning a decisive victoryârealizing his final goalâthe hero returns from the adventure, transformed, bearing wisdom and new powers from his journey. This heroâs...
You canât manage what you canât measure.W. Edwards Deming Businesses have become obsessed with metrics. More metrics are treated as producing greater the results. And, the better the metrics, the better the results. This metric fixation is the byproduct of an unhealthy obsession with outcomesâthe movement of...
Great leaders know that everyone wants to be a part of creating the vision. Keep your team involved and motivated by asking these three questions. 1. âHow are things going?â [Managers] do not talk to their subordinates about their problems, but they know how to make the...
In ancient Greek mythology, Apollo and Dionysus are both sons of Zeus. Apollo is the god of the sun, medicine, protection, and prophecy. Apollo had a large cult, centered around Delphi, the most famous and frequently visited oracle in the ancient world. As the god of wine and...