For all those who attend conference calls in real life, this would just ring through. A hilarious parody on conference calls.
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For all those who attend conference calls in real life, this would just ring through. A hilarious parody on conference calls.
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Fantastic interview with Richard Branson at TED – Monterey. The humility of the man blows me away.
My biggest takeaway quote from this:
Genuinely, if I bought something or had a particularly bad service in something that I did, I would go and do something myself to fix the problem. Like the time, I flew an airline, and I got really bad customer service, and Virgin Atlantic was born.
I have always been a great fan of Seth Godin. Awesome ideas. Straight forward. Talks from the gut. Passionate.In this short pitch, he talks about how different management and leadership is.
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Exclusive interview with Seth Godin from Leadercast on Vimeo.
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(image courtesy: screen grab from above interview)
Great advice in this LinkedIn Influencer article from Jennifer Dulski.
Never say:
Read the full article here.
Fantastic talk and very inspiring.
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Just read a great post by Steven Sinovsky in his “Learning by Shipping” blog, which he started, just after he left MS. This is one of his few rare concise posts. He has a ton of experience and fantastic in-depth into software management, but some of his posts just run too long. I liked this one.
The problem is clearly stated in the words of a first year MBA student:
High-performing people generally want autonomy to get things done without anyone micromanaging them. At the same time, as a midlevel manager, I’ve often had someone above me who’s holding me accountable for whatever my direct reports are working on.
I’m struggling to find the right balance between giving people their autonomy while also asking sufficient questions to get the detail I need in order to feel comfortable with how things are going.Â
And Steve provides 5 tips to find the right balance between delegating vs micro-managing.
I mostly agree with all of them. My favourites (which I try and practice as much as possible) are (2) and (5). I am a big believer in Management by Walking Around (for middle managers atleast). It is so much more productive for the manager and the team.
Maybe sometime later, I will write up something myself on what I feel one can do to find the middle ground. But for now, you can read the full article here.
We did this as a case-study when I did an Engineering Management class at University. This Co.Design article captures beautifully the rise to the top of Cadillac, and how it fell during bad times, and how since 2000 they have slowly crawled back. If you have driven sedans in the US, and if you have ever driven a Cadillac, you would know the difference in driving a Caddy and the rest. The luxury is very evident.
Read the Co.Design article here.
(pic courtesy the same Co.Design article above)
This should be interesting. Huawei is number 3 in the Chinese volume handset market. The news article says that Nokia is still mum on the subject. Stefen Elof (CEO of Nokia) is still sticking to his Windows Phone Bet (quite obviously – he was a VP in MS before he became CEO of Nokia).
Read the ZDNET article here.
An adaption of the old Turtle and Rabbit story to today’s scenarios. Describes the importance of joining core competencies and teaming. Watch and enjoy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXTeFa43730