Turn Life's Problems Into Puzzle Gems for Growth
There is nothing more important than understanding how reality works and how to deal with it. The state of mind you bring to this process makes all the difference. I have found it helpful to think of my life as if it were a game in which each problem I face is a puzzle I need to solve. By solving the puzzle, I get a gem in the form of a principle that helps me avoid the same sort of problem in the future. Collecting these gems continually improves my decision making, so I am able to ascend to higher and higher levels of play in which the game gets harder and the stakes become ever greater. #principleoftheday
Treat Executives Like Users: Empathy Wins Product Influence
Jessica Fain's best product ideas kept dying, and she couldn't figure out why. So at eight and a half months pregnant, she pitched @SlackHQ's CPO @aunder on becoming her Chief of Staff. She wanted to see how executive decisions actually get...
Build, Refactor, Stay Focused: True Startup Advantage
reflecting upon the founding teams I admire most (and always aspire to build): - they made something hot vs. joining something hot (and endured doubts / not being understood by the friends for a few years. - they tackled an industry or...
AI Agents Give Workers Extra Hour without Pay Cut
Smart, bigger companies will enable their employees to create and use agents (within security guardrails ), improve their productively but MOST IMPORTANTLY, they will reduce their work day by an hour to start. Same pay. Reward...
Balance Hard Results 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/WIQrsuYQNc
Lean Startups Win by Hiring Freelancers, Not Full‑time Staff
Startups fail when they copy Fortune 500 playbooks. Early on, full-time hires drain cash with salaries and benefits you do not need. Hire 3 freelancers for one task, pick the best work, and move fast at 30 to 50% lower cost. Build a...
Essential Skills for Leading an AI-Agent Workforce
8 Skills You Need to Manage the New AI-Agent Workforce As AI agents become part of everyday workflows, leaders will need new skills to supervise, guide and integrate this emerging digital workforce. Read more 👉 https://lnkd.in/eqaxBjh4 #AI #Leadership #FutureSkills #BernardMarr
Invest $250 in Self‑Care to Sustain Founder Energy
i tell founders the opposite Go get a massage bro Go have a nice dinner $250 can go a very long way to improve ones positional state Important to maintain long term founder energy or else you will never want to do another...
Prefer Partnerships with One Legal Decision‑Maker to Avoid Conflict
Having been part of both types: My strong preference is only to participate in partnerships where there is one, clear, legally-designated decision-maker. Otherwise, too much chance strategic disagreements linger & fester.
Success Masks Executive Burnout Until It Crashes
When I burned out, it didn’t look dramatic. In fact, I was at the top of my game, having just earned a $60,000 bonus. The next month? I was bedridden. That’s what makes executive burnout dangerous. It hides behind success.
Steve Jobs: Mastering Tough Feedback for High Performers
Steve Jobs on how to give feedback to high performers when their work is simply not good enough; giving difficult feedback without causing resentments is a superpower. https://t.co/Q5VFsVHfAT
Stop Letting Top Talent Clean Up Mediocrity
Strong teams don’t let high performers carry the dead weight. If your best people are constantly cleaning up for the lazy ones, you’re not building a business…you’re enabling mediocrity. Raise the standard & lower the tolerance. Period.
Master Organizational Politics to Strengthen Your Security Program
Lessons in mastering organization politics for the good of your security program: 1. Decisions are Not Made in Committees 2. Map and Partake in Decision Making Flows 3. Slip Stream Constantly 4. Don’t Let a Crisis Go to Waste 5. Build a Base of Support 6....
Leaders Should Speak Last for Better Meetings
Jeff Bezos: the most senior person at a meeting should speak last (superb leadership advice) https://t.co/Wn8dKuFBOM
Leader Modeling Profoundly Impacts Education Leadership
New post: The Profound Impact of Leader Modeling https://t.co/rpHCMspx66 #edchat #edutwitter #educhat #edadmin #edleadership #suptchat #digilead https://t.co/D0csu2llnS
Self‑protective Narratives Shield Leaders From Accountability
Tough one. What people are really trying to do is create a context that protects them against criticism of their strategy and enables them to blame someone else for failure. So, in some sense, it isn't a fixable problem because...
When “Critical Business Cycle” Blocks Your PTO
This is the guy denying your PTO request and calling it “a critical business cycle.”
Great Leaders Stay Humble, Doing Any Job
https://t.co/brFuuliwDm 👀👍🏾👇🏾 “I’ve cleaned more toilets than all of you combined.” - Jensen Huang That’s leadership. No ego. No shortcuts. No task beneath you. The best leaders remember what it took to get there, and respect every role along the way. Stay grounded. Stay dangerous. #Leadership...
Build Legacy with Strategic Succession Planning
𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐜𝐲: 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐠-𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐦 𝐒𝐮𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 As a leader, one of the most important decisions you will face is the future of your business after you. Succession planning is not just about choosing a successor; it’s about setting...
Hua Guofeng Stabilized CCP After Mao’s Death
“Hua was never a popular leader, and his departure was met with a collective shrug. But the Party should be grateful: he kept it together after the death of Mao. Given how fractured the CCP was at the time…‘this was...
AI Success Requires Business Reinvention, Not Simple Tech Add‑On
If my “repaving” you mean “reinventing “, yes. One of the challenges is that most corporate knowledge is still in someone’s head. Knowledge is far different than information. LLMs and agents can capture all the information ...
Give Founders Concrete Feedback, Not Vague “High Bar” Excuses
The worst feedback to give a founder is "our bar is high, and therefore we are going to pass." That doesn't define your bar and it doesn't give any substantive feedback to the founder. Founders are way more resilient...
If All Decisions Return to You, It's Just
A lesson I wish I learned earlier: If every small decision flows back to you you’ve got a job not a company.
Leaders Cede Full Authority to Partners Under Fear
A CIO agreed to give a major integrator complete decision-making authority, fearing they'd walk away. This baffles me, but I understand the pressure leaders face from trusted third parties. #Leadership #Business https://t.co/FmHMDsfHsO
Clear Business Value Prevents Engineering Distractions
My POV: Without clear communication of business value creation, you will bleed engineering capacity vibe coding distractions. It's less about AI slop it's about opportunity cost. Step 1 is to be VERY clear what problems you need to...
23‑Year‑Old Leads Innovative Machine Shop, Shares Success Secrets
𝐑𝐲𝐚𝐧 𝐌𝐜𝐆𝐞𝐡𝐞𝐞, a 23-year-old legend who is running an innovative machine shop as part of a larger company. He shares some insights on how he's managed to get where he is at 23. Stream now 🔗 https://t.co/iF2u1anbBd 📽️ https://t.co/JDCjWExpS3 🔗 https://t.co/DmYp21NDA3 https://t.co/MzmMMoMTEr
Great Sales Managers Prioritize Skill Development over Metrics
Weak sales managers manage calls. Average sales managers manage deals. Good sales managers manage forecasts. Great sales managers manage their people's skills & capabilities. Because they know one thing: Revenue is an outcome that expert-skilled sellers produce. Skill management = proactive management.
Your Treatment of Others Defines You, Not Wealth
No matter how educated, talented or rich you are, how you treat people ultimately tells all.
OpenAI to Double Staff, Prioritizing Execution Over Research
OpenAI is scaling fast to match the pace of the AI race. The company plans to double its workforce to around 8,000 employees by the end of 2026, signaling a shift from research focus to full-scale business execution as competition intensifies....
Rewarding Experiments, Not Results, Fuels Innovation
This is fun: In Steven Bartlett's office, the experimenter of the week gets a trophy. Doesn't matter if the experiment succeeded or failed. The idea is to incentivize trying new things. https://t.co/JfONRzjWkA
Productivity's Future Needs Empowered Employees, Not Just AI
“The future of workplace productivity isn’t just AI-enablement. To reap the full benefits of such new technologies, orgs. must encourage & empower employees to rethink how they work & strengthen their personal effectiveness.” https://t.co/p5jUUCnzIs #leadership #management #HR https://t.co/CN1DeJPtRp
Leaders' Language on Casualties Shapes Wartime Credibility
A passage from here: "The language senior leaders use about casualties —and about the press — signals seriousness, accountability, and respect for service members, their families, and the public. In wartime, tone is part of credibility."
AI Must Become CEO Priority with Measurable Impact
AI is now a CEO-level responsibility. Since investment is rising and ROI expectations are explicit, managers must identify where AI removes friction, set a baseline, and launch a deployment with measurable impact. Source @BCG Link https://t.co/grvIM1Dkkj via @antgrasso https://t.co/HsOrURhwPl
ASML's New Boss Calls for Simpler, AI-Ready Reorg
ASML needs to become simpler. That, too, is innovation. Marco Pieters, ASML “We have become too sluggish,” says Marco Pieters, ASML’s new technical boss. He is leading a sweeping reorganization to prepare the Veldhoven-based high-tech giant for the AI era. https://t.co/0vG7jthH2I
Not Everyone Thrives in Startup’s Fast‑Paced Culture
I had to let go a team member yesterday and it sucks but at the end of the day not everyone is fit for startup speed and life
Political Savvy, Not Innate Talent, Drives Security Success
What most people get wrong about organizational politics and the security program. Creating and running an enterprise wide security program requires you to navigate, and benefit from, organization politics. This takes influencing skill and executive presence. These aren’t simply innate skills....
CHROs Must Lead the AI Revolution
#VisionPaper The CHRO’s mandate has changed: Time to lead the AI revolution https://t.co/2cjuLraElJ #HCM #HRM #HumanResources #HRTech #CHRO #FutureofHR
New Guides Learn Rick Steves Style in Rome
24 of our newest @RickStevesEur tour guides recently reported to Rome for a week of hands-on experience to learn how to lead in the "Rick Steves style." It was my very favorite kind of tour... a mentoring tour, with me...
Resisting Bad Systems Gets You Blamed, Not Heard
Pushing back on failing systems leads to being labeled "resistant to change." Vendors then blame your team for issues, and executives trust the vendors, questioning your team's competence. This dynamic is incredibly frustrating. #ChangeManagement #Teamwork https://t.co/L7rYTJfmY4
Hire Truth‑seekers, Not People‑pleasers, for Lasting Success
Best part of building Hedgeye from scratch in 2008? I got to pick people who wanted to be right more than they wanted to be liked. That's a rare roster
SAP's Turbulence: Normal Cycle or Deeper Trouble?
SAP is facing executive departures, layoffs, and significant organizational changes. Is this a normal economic cycle, or a sign of deeper company issues? In the fast-paced tech industry, even giants can face challenges. #SAP #TechIndustry #Business https://t.co/mDtcA9zEN1
CEO Reveals Secrets to Managing Change Inside and Out
Check out our new episode of Bold Names to hear a candid conversation about how a CEO navigates change management internally and externally.
Loud Boss Calls Taught Million‑Dollar Conversation Skills
My first boss used to take all of his calls loudly in our bullpen. It drove me nuts. Now I'm pretty sure it was the best coaching I could've gotten at 23 years old for how to have multi-million dollar conversations...
AI Success Determines Next Generation CEOs and Funding
RT Recruiters are using AI. Boards are replacing CEOs faster. Startups are fighting for capital. The leaders who win will have strong AI stories and measurable outcomes. #AI #Leadership #CIO @Star_CIO https://t.co/mIefOcbMM8
Four Precise Questions Replace Generic Discovery for Founders
Founders: Stop generic discovery. Use these exact questions: What's the cost of not solving this now?" Who else is involved in these decisions? What's blocked past attempts to fix this? How would success be measured? 4 questions = complete qualification.
Sabbatical Revealed: Imposter Syndrome Was Driving My Business
For the last two years, I've been in survival mode. I just didn't call it that. Serve the clients. Pay the bills. Stay productive. Check the boxes. + I wasn't connecting to why I started this business. + I wasn't moving my own...
Cursor's Opaque Pricing and Silent Product Changes Betray Trust
Cursor keeps showing poor judgment with comms - behaving not like a $10B+ company, but like an early-stage startup Hikes prices for many enterprise customers without notice, or comms or transparency Big bang Composer 2.0 release w/o sharing that it's based on...
Inside the CDC Director Search: Leadership Insights
If you care about the future of the CDC or public health, you need to read this piece and watch this video on how leadership is thinking about the search for a new director. Definitely watch the 10 minute video in...
Discomfort Means You're Building, Not Following Consensus
If you're a startup founder right now and competitors are raising more money, getting more headlines, and investors are questioning your strategy... Good. That means you're doing the job right. Bill Walsh has this quote. "How do you know if...
CDC Director Vacancy Persists; HHS Races to Fill Role
If you've been following the situation at #CDC — specifically the agency's lack of a director for most of the past 15 months — you'll want to listen to Chris Klomp, chief counsellor to HHS, discuss the administration's search for...