George Ferko

Leader-Manager-Innovator-Salesperson-Thinker-Writer-Researcher-Skier-Mountain Biker
💼 Director of Supplier Growth @billcom

[George Ferko @GeorgeFerko]

Fear of impermanence should not be demoralizing. It should make you work harder and live every moment to its fullest.

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You can only find truth with logic if you have already found truth without it.
G.K. Chesterton

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Employee retention is in rapid decline according to @chartrdaily based on data from @BLS_gov. @WSJ is reporting that merit increases in 2025 will be 3.3% for existing employees. Something needs to change for employees to be kept around long enough to make a difference.

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What makes a great account executive? This post has a framework for evaluating sales talent and defining what exceptional is for salespeople and leaders thinking about skill development.

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If clear KPIs are in place, why not empower employees to optimize their productivity on their own terms instead of dictating when they work? Flexibility often leads to better results and happier teams.

[Adam Grant @AdamMGrant]

It’s possible to shorten the work week without losing productivity.

4-day week pilot for 15 months w/full pay:
-Performance improved or sustained on 22/24 measures
-Motivation & mental health climbed
-Turnover dropped by 39%

It's better to have 4 focused days than 5 distracted.

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“Potential is not a matter of where you start, but of how far you travel. We need to focus less on starting points and more on distance traveled.” @AdamMGrant

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When a career democrat explains how the DNC is destroying democracy in the United States everyone should listen.

[Robert F. Kennedy Jr @RobertKennedyJr]

When a U.S. president colludes with, or outright coerces, media companies to censor political speech, it's an attack on our most sacred right of free expression.

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What defines exceptional front-line sales leadership across various capabilities?
https://t.co/YhdBqyRMIj

[Jeff Bezos @JeffBezos]

Slide decks hide can shallow thinking. Narratively structured memos are harder to write because they require better thinking. It’s worth it.

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“...the safest way to try to get what you want is to try to deserve what you want.” This book was an insightful listen.

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Bottom line: Product, People, Pipeline, and Partnerships. In that order.

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“almost everyone thinks he fully recognizes how important incentives and disincentives are in changing cognition and behavior. But this is not often so.” -Charlie Munger

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Disappointing data from @chartrdaily and @BLS_gov. We need to reward people for commitment so they stay in roles long enough to do something meaningful.

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Charlie Munger’s 3 rules for being happy with your career:
1. Only work for people you respect and admire
2. Don't sell anything you wouldn't buy yourself
3. Work only with people you enjoy

"Meeting all three is nearly impossible, you should try anyway."

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Invert, always invert. https://t.co/622K30u9FD

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Energy is not a zero sum game and ignoring parts of our personal lives that give us energy will only reduce the focus we can bring to our work.
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Difficult things are good for you. https://t.co/sHP4PqI0la

[Tim Ferriss @tferriss]

“I remember my grandfather telling me how each of us must live with a full measure of loneliness that is inescapable, and we must not destroy ourselves with our passion to escape the aloneness.” ​— Jim Harrison

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“There is no good or bad without us, there is only perception. There is the event itself and the story we tell ourselves about what it means.” @RyanHoliday #TheObstacleIsTheWay

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Unreal spring skiing conditions at @StoweMtResort and the snow is coming down again.

[JK Molina @OneJKMolina]

12 hand drawings that will change how you think about business + life

1) Multitasking