A big reason why scaling organizations is very difficult. More people = more complexity.
“At 7 total people, your company is actually a bundle of 21 relationships. At 15, that’s 105 relationships. At 35 people, your business is the cumulation of 595 relationships.” (@WorkNOBL)
Don’t hire for talent, knowledge, or skill.
Hire for the motivation and ability to learn.
As the world changes, betting on experience can leave you stuck in the past. Investing in agility sets you up to shape the future.
#FridayMotivation
15 Things I Believe: Updated Late 2018. I updated my personal manifesto for the new @stanford academic year. I would love your feedback. https://t.co/QWLOf1GxYf
“What has Trump done? He created a fake school safety commission that hasn't produced anything to protect kids. And instead of working to keep guns out of dangerous hands, he talks about bringing more guns into our classrooms…” —@ShuttleCDRKelly https://t.co/Wys2oy0FjT
This is bad on many levels. Presidents don’t take office in November. Obama also took office during the worst recession/financial crisis since the Great Depression. CEA is historically so much better than this.
"If we push people away because of work, then when we're finally free, there will be no friends left ... just plenty of time for more work." Simon Sinek @simonsinek
“Whenever you are about to find fault with someone, ask yourself the following question: What fault of mine most nearly resembles the one I am about to criticize?” Marcus Aurelius
As work and life become closer together, let's rethink how we support people's strengths and interests. It's just one of the #elephantsintheroom#eitherworks
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“Your hand opens and closes, opens and closes. If it were always a fist or always stretched open, you would be paralyzed. Your deepest presence is in every small contracting and expanding, the two as beautifully balanced and coordinated as birds' wings.” Rumi