Lenovo Appoints Sergio Buniac to Lead LATAM Sales
Big shakeup at @lenovo Latam and @motorolaus with Sergio Buniac stepping down as the head of Moto and Luca Rossi taking over in the interim. Sergio and his team have had incredible success with Moto's phone growth, especially Razr, and I think it seems that Lenovo wants to take advantage of the opportunity in Latam by having him head up all sales in the region for both consumer and infrastructure. https://news.lenovo.com/pressroom/press-releases/new-leadership-structure-across-latin-america/
Choose Cofounders Wisely when Launching Your Startup
On starting a startup and why you should hand cofounders, a clip from the Exit Paradox podcast. https://t.co/piSoHxZOfT
Southwest Hires Low‑ego Staff, Rejects Rude Senior Candidate
.@SouthwestAir CEO Bob Jordan at @semafor event in DC: "We hire people who are low-ego." He notes that a candidate for a senior job who did well in an interview was rude to a reception and not hired
Thriving Companies Stay Curious, Learning From Employees & Customers
Why Great Organizations Never Stop Learning https://t.co/jnOSQiEP9D Companies that thrive are the ones that stay curious. They continuously learn about and from the people who experience the business most directly, i.e., employees and customers. #learning #leadership #learnthings https://t.co/OtTo7esXXf
Require a Solid Business Case Before AI Adoption
“If ur board members & C-suite execs. are not insisting on a robust business case beforehand, then ur AI adoption may be doomed to squandering organizational energy & capital. AI doesn’t supplant #organizationaleffectiveness.” 📌 https://t.co/5j1dKP8sIs #leadership #management https://t.co/hCgCQxU0Ip
Great Leaders Prioritize Safety by Shouldering Responsibility
Good leaders make you feel safe. They make their employees feel secure. But in creating this environment, it means taking on more responsibility. Comment “HABIT” and I’ll send you an article I wrote not the 12 habits to become a high-performing manager. I think...
Bezos Earns $80k Salary, $1.6M Perks
Amazon still pays Jeff Bezos $80k in salary—plus $1.6 million for travel and security https://t.co/qpdf4anDZC
CIOs Become Strategic Architects of AI-Driven Processes
CIOs reimagine business processes to reap AI benefits https://t.co/zCwmY3SKYK Many IT leaders have suddenly found themselves in a central role to rethink how business gets done. This is broadly opening the door to business leadership for the CIO.
Jack Dorsey Plans Near‑Zero Hierarchy, 6,000 Direct
So @jack wants ~6,000 employees reporting directly to him in the new version of the company. Layers between CEO and any employee in the company: ~5 today → 2-3 this year → basically zero https://t.co/nWtEzM6td6
FDA Zeroes in on Houman Hemmati for CBER Lead
FDA narrows in on search for new biologics and vaccines leader - and we’re hearing @houmanhemmati is a top contender for CBER - https://t.co/qMx8wv32fG
High-Impact Managers Prevent Becoming the Forgotten Middle
Here’s what high-impact #managers do to avoid becoming the forgotten middle or to turn the situation around if they already feel stuck. How Middle Managers Can Avoid Becoming the Forgotten Middle (or Turn It Around) https://t.co/q7haZmgvKH #management https://t.co/EC7zM9YCeR
Empower Smart Talent: Let Ideas, Not Hierarchy, Lead
It does not make sense to hire smart people and then tell them what to do; we hire smart people so they can tell us what to do. You have to be run by ideas not hierarchy. The best ideas have...
Leaders Must Heed Early Warning Signals, Not Just Guardrails
Before the Guardrails: The Rumble Strips #Leaders Can’t Afford to Ignore https://t.co/DTf1SmHoFj Guardrails exist to prevent catastrophe. Smart drivers don’t just rely on guardrails but respond to rumble strips, i.e., early warning signals that tell you you’re drifting. #culture https://t.co/WDJU5HyYgs
AI Leadership Must Act Fast or Miss Generation
If the leadership in the AI movement doesn’t step up quickly, organize around the right “go to market” and create incentives to align everyone, this will be a generational fumble. It is, sadly, happening before our eyes.
Clarity and Structure Turn Meetings Into Results
Most meetings don’t fail because of strategy… They fail because of lack of clarity. No agenda. No direction. No accountability. Simple structure wins every time: → Set the tone → Have honest conversations → Leave with action steps Better meetings = better results. Save this for your next...
Great Chef, Bad Business: Cooking Skills Don't Ensure Restaurant Success
A friend of mine was an excellent chef turned failed restauranteur. He loved cooking. Was excellent at it. Had friends over often and really enjoyed cooking for them. He would get told by everyone who tasted his food "You should open...
Culture, Not Slogans, Is the True Behavioral Guardrail
When Guardrails Fail, Systems Break - and the Golden Thread Snaps - CX Journey™ https://t.co/xswAvo5LuK #Culture is the guardrails. Not values posters. Not #leadership slogans. And not what leaders say they value. It’s what constrains and enables behavior when trade-offs...
Founders Must Lead AI, Not Just Hire Specialists
Founders that think they can simply ‘hand off’ AI transformation to an AI specialist have it wrong. It starts from the top. Who is going to drive infrastructure change? Org chart change? Recruiting change? Everything gets flipped over. Things are changing on a daily...
Navigating Complex Regulations to Grow Training Business
How do you grow a #training #business in a regulated industry? (Hint: It's not easy.) Learn how one CEO navigates complexity + change in the #foodservice world, as I talk with Andrew Tyndall of @ResponsiblTrain, on the Talented Learning Show▶️https://t.co/W1XrgoamHc #elearning https://t.co/e2I8Ca10Ii
Pressure Tests Systems, Not People: Build Resilient Culture
Pressure doesn’t test your people. It tests your system. Check out the latest article in my newsletter: Issue #14: Root Resilience – What Happens to Employee Experience Under Pressure https://t.co/o3z7BtjoLP #employeeexperience #culture https://t.co/BQjmSCalzf
CEOs Balk at CFO's AI Scapegoat for Layoffs
CEOs when the CFO suggests blaming the layoffs on AI instead of the economy or declining sales.
Middle Managers: Weak Link or Secret Weapon?
#TimTalk - Are Middle Managers the Weak Link or the Secret Weapon? with Gary Cookson https://t.co/EHLT2Lyxs5 via @DLAIgnite #SocialSelling #DigitalSelling #Sales #SalesLeader #Leadership #Culture #Marketing #Success #Mindset #Entrepreneur #Management #HumanResources #HR https://t.co/cvXADAh94M
Your Circle Determines Your Growth—Choose Upward Company
A reminder to start the week: If the people around you aren’t leveling up, they’re holding you down. Your environment shapes your outcome. Success is never built alone, you can always tell who has the right people behind them. Surround...
China’s 90% Model: Data‑Driven Blueprint for Global Dominance
𝐀 𝐰𝐚𝐤𝐞-𝐮𝐩 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩. In a recent @Forbes review, @DoctorDuncan describes my book, China’s 90% Model, as a “𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚-𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐧, 𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐦-𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞, 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐬-𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲 𝐛𝐲 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞.” For over 40 years, Rodger...
Shah Capital Challenges Novavax Leadership; IVVD, REPL Updates
13April: What does @Novavax's 2d largest shareholder @ShahCapitalMgmt say is its case against company leadership? Read Shah's criticisms and $NVAX's response, plus updates on $IVVD and $REPL in my latest StockWatch for @GENbio: https://t.co/0a3pUN9sD2
Admired Leaders Excel Through Feedback, Behavior, Followership
Leadership is shaped by behavior, feedback, and followership. A conversation with Randall Stutman, founder of @AdmiredLeaders, on what admired leaders do differently, giving feedback, and the behaviors that drive results. https://t.co/UAyXtb5Nqq With thanks to @AlphaSenseInc, Canoe, and Ridgeline.
Eight Years Celebrated: Families as Our Company’s Backbone
We recently completed 8 years of CoinDCX and celebrated it at our company offsite. When @neerajKh_ and I started this journey in 2018, we had no idea where it would take us. This weekend, we celebrated 8 years but not in...
Truthful Humility Fuels Grounded Confidence on the Court
Don’t lie to yourself. Grounded confidence begins with truth-telling. Grounded confidence requires courage to act and humility to learn. “When I stepped on the court, I wasn’t out there hoping I could win.” Larry Bird https://t.co/JDFyAiGggc
Scale Culture, Not Just Assets, for Sustainable Growth
Growth isn’t always about building more, it’s about spreading what already works. When you’ve built a strong culture, the next step is taking that impact beyond your own walls. Great companies don’t just operate well, they influence how others lead, manage,...
Unconscious Bias Fuels Incompetence, Groupthink, and Clone Hiring
“The effects of unconscious bias in #talentmanagement can grow into: 🚫 Promoting ppl to their level of incompetence (the Peter Principle) 🚫 Unwittingly inducing groupthink 🚫 Hiring/appointing org. clones. The org. #leadership must be alert to this.” https://t.co/ysdPb3UXGz https://t.co/xhON7iPFH5
Leaders Must Engage Disruptors to Redefine Corporate Autonomy
The Autonomy Shift: Redefining the Human Element in the Modern Corporate Landscape "Your organisation’s business unit leaders and key executive roles should spend time with the key disruptors currently reshaping the technological frontier." https://t.co/yskXBmHbXp
Founders Must Codify Early Sales Before Handing Off
Most founders who close the first deals never write any of it down. Amanda Zhu did. As co-founder and COO of https://t.co/89V4UujZHN, she personally closed $7M in enterprise deals. Then she built a playbook from everything she learned before handing sales...
Balance Hard Goals with Compassionate Leadership
#TimTalk - What do you mean by being tough on results but tender on people? with Urs Koenig https://t.co/TBYkZ1cTns via @DLAIgnite #SocialSelling #DigitalSelling #Sales #SalesLeader #Leadership #Culture #Marketing #Success #Mindset #Entrepreneur #Management #Inspiration https://t.co/oC53SUQHJF
Accountability Inversion: Blamers Make You the Problem
I’ve spent 20 years studying power dynamics in organizations. Here’s what no one tells you about people who avoid accountability: They don’t just dodge it. They make YOU the problem for expecting it. THE ACCOUNTABILITY INVERSION is real. Here are the 10 moves:
Athletic Leadership's Aggressive Defense Raises Serious Internal Review Questions
"The timeline has raised uncomfortable questions for leadership at The Athletic, starting with a basic one: if the matter was serious enough to warrant an immediate internal review...why did Ginsberg rush out such an aggressive public defense?" More from @nataliekorach in...
Owning the Burden Earns Forgiveness
"People can forgive almost anything when they see someone take the full weight of it without looking for an exit."
Inconsistent Messaging Equals Chaos, Not Leadership
Leadership with inconsistent messaging and a disjointed ethos is not good leadership. It’s just chaos selfishly wielding the power to not be questioned.
Hire Motivated People, Then Design a Success System
The secret to a great team is understanding that you can't actually motivate people. You must hire motivated people and build a system around them where they can succeed.
Hire Right, Build Generational Companies
Masterclass on talent and hiring by @rabois on @lennysan podcast. Exceptional, clear insights. Must listen for all founders who want to build high performance teams / generational companies. https://t.co/FwaJZ5IHX5
Coding CEOs Drive Success, Managerial Leaders Fall Behind
Aggressive prediction: the CEOs like @jack and @tobi who are slinging code and open source and all the way at the edge are leading from the front. Their companies will make it Others still in manager mode? Oof maybe less so
Recognize Cognitive Biases to Sharpen Agribusiness Decisions
Cognitive Biases and Improved Decision Making ■■■ Every strategic decision in agribusiness passes through a human brain before it becomes action. That brain, regardless of the education or the decades of experience informing it, is running on cognitive software that evolved to...
Indecisive Leaders Paralyze Teams and Halt Progress
Ever dealt with a boss who can't decide? That's the 'messy boss' – flip-flopping, no clear plan, often pleasing others or riddled with self-doubt. This indecisiveness breeds team confusion and stunts progress. #Leadership #Management #Teamwork #Business https://t.co/8vCsBYLcXh
Entrepreneurship Is Survival, Not Just Return Optimization
Everyone talks about returns but real decision-making starts when your back is against the wall. When income drops and uncertainty rises, every move becomes personal, not just strategic. Building something from the ground up means balancing vision with survival. It’s not...
Senior Leaders Must Cultivate Influence for HR Success
How Senior Leaders Can Build Their Influence @HarvardBiz https://t.co/q0uIOLI9ix #HCM #HRM #HumanResources #HRTech #CHRO #FutureofHR
One Call to NASA Rescued SpaceX From Collapse
In 2008, Elon pulled off the greatest heist in history: • SpaceX was dying • Every rocket failed • Boeing was stealing their $1.6 billion contract Then Elon made ONE desperate call to NASA. Here’s how a 60-second convo saved him:
Know When to Stop Obsessing Over Details
Favorite new word kodawari. an obsession with detail so consuming it borders on irrational. It’s the philosophy perfexcellence Yes I know I drive some of my colleagues insane. 😂 The hardest leadership lesson for me had been learning when NOT...
AI Offers Insight; Humans Retain Final Judgment
A fun use of AI: upload a giant wine list and ask for the most unique bottle under your price point based on your palate. A serious use of AI: the exact same idea — in high-stakes work. AI gives you access...
Quit Bad Deals Early, Don't Waste More Time
Sellers hold onto bad deals because of sunk cost. "I've already spent 3 months on this." That's exactly why you should let it go. The time is gone either way. The question is: will you waste 3 MORE months? Ejecting from a bad deal early...
Public Listing Serves as Powerful Forcing Function
one of the only times a founder didnt make me feel like I was holding him hostage when asking about an IPO "I've always believed that being public is a great forcing function" -@rauchg @vercel https://t.co/Ao3FB13Gn8
Soft Skills Are Essential for Career Advancement
“People with poor soft skills typically have stunted careers. The higher up you climb, the more vital your soft skills become.” 🔗 https://t.co/H6TDPwh39p #careeradvice #softskills #careerdevelopment