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If deep work is so valuable, why don’t we do it more often? How did we become addicted to distraction in the workplace? There are three major distractions that workers face daily: open offices, instant communication, and social media. These distractions are ubiquitous in the corporate setting and are often even supported by companies. Keep reading to learn more about how the distraction addiction is preventing deep work.
What are the best Patrick Lencioni quotes from Death by Meting? How can Lencioni’s fable help you improve the structure and productivity of your work meetings? Death by Meeting is a business fable about a CEO named Casey. Casey’s company was just acquired and he was told that if he didn’t improve his meetings, he could be replaced. With the help of his assistant Will, Casey learns how to run meetings that are engaging, provocative, and well-structured. Continue reading for Patrick Lencioni quotes from Death by Meeting.
What are the benefits of giving inflated job titles to your employees? Should you use deflated job titles instead? As your company grows, deciding on job titles will become important. Inflating job titles is one way to attract talent to your company. On the other hand, deflating job titles gives new employees the chance to recalibrate when they join you. Continue reading for more information about inflated and deflated job titles.
What is the MECE framework? How does it work and what are its limitations? The Mutually Exclusive Collectively Exhaustive (MECE) framework is an organizational management system where an organization is divided into units that don’t overlap but collectively cover everything. The main limitation of the MECE framework is that this division limits the ability of units to function adaptively when the situation calls for it. Learn about the MECE framework of organizational management.
How can having a process for compensation, complaints, and promotions save you a lot of headache? What should those processes look like? Once a company grows, it should start to develop processes around three situations: compensation, promotions, and complaints. Having processes around these subjects will help reduce company politics and set expectations. Continue reading to learn how to learn how to develop a compensation, complaint, and promotion process.
Curious about how Uber and Airbnb grew from seedlings to internet juggernauts? What was the common denominator of their success? Uber and Airbnb completely revolutionized the traditional ride-hailing and lodging markets respectively. Yet, neither of the companies was the first to come up with the concept. Keep reading to learn the commonalities between Uber and Airbnb and how they rose to their success.
When your company isn’t doing well, how can you be a good CEO? How do you get through the hard times without giving up? What is The Struggle? In his book The Hard Thing About Hard Things, Ben Horowitz talks about the hard parts of starting a business and being a CEO. He discuses The Struggle that almost every CEO will go through and gives advice on how to get through it. Keep reading for advice on how to be a good CEO and get through The Struggle.
What is The Upstarts book about? How did Uber and Airbnb grow from seedlings to internet juggernauts? The Upstarts is a 2017 book by Brad Stone, a New York Times best-selling author and a senior executive editor for global technology at Bloomberg News. It chronicles the history of Uber and Airbnb, from their founding in 2008 to present day 2016. Keep reading for more about The Upstarts book by Brad Stone.
What is the history of Airbnb? How did the company grow from a seedling to a billion-dollar juggernaut? The history of Airbnb is a success story of an unassuming start-up started by two housemates who, strapped for cash, were looking for a “way to make a few bucks.” Little did they know that they were to become the founders of one of the most valued companies in the world. Read about the history of Airbnb from 2007 to 2016.
Is responding to emails sucking up your precious work time? How can you set up a work email policy and reply effectively? If you want to know how to reply to emails effectively, follow this guide based off of Cal Newport’s book Deep Work. Newport explains that emails are shallow work and sometimes it’s better not to respond at all. But when you do need to respond, here is advice on how. Keep reading for Cal Newport’s advice on responding to emails.