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From The Heartbeat Podcast: A chat with John Maeda
John Maeda is a world-renowned design leader who has inspired me for years. Currently, he serves as the Global Head of Design & Inclusion at Automattic. In 9 minutes, John shares with me what he wishes he wouldâve learned earlier as a leader.
Read the transcript or subscribe to the podcast here.
From the Web: Latest leadership reads
How to Tell the Truth
âHow is it possible that everybody believes that they are honest yet has a difficult time identifying anyone else with the same characteristics? Are we all so dishonest that we are lying to ourselves?âWritten by Ben Horowitz, Founder & General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz
Bursting Out of the CEO Bubble
âIronically, to do what your exalted position demands, you must in some way escape your exalted position.âWritten by Hal Gregersen, Harvard Business Review
The Neuroscience of Strategic Leadership
âHave you ever had a difficult executive decision to make?⌠How do you figure out the right thing to do?âWritten by Jeffrey Schwartz, Josie Thomson, and Art Kleiner, strategy+business
When Being Painfully Honest Can Be Motivational
âA new study shows that there are times when tough love can be the most altruistic move.âPublished by Fast Company
What CEOs are reading in 2017
âLeaders of some of the worldâs biggest organizations share which books will keep them occupied in the weeks ahead.âPublished by McKinsey
5 favorite leadership reads
What Google Learned From Its Quest to Build the Perfect Team
âAs the researchers studied the groups, however, they noticed two behaviors that all the good teams generally sharedâŚâWritten by Charles Duhigg, The New York Times
The Most Valuable Lesson Iâve Learned as a CEO
âWhatâs the most valuable lesson youâve learned as CEO? My answer was simple: Donât leave the pitcher in the game for too long.âWritten by Jeff Weiner, CEO at Linkedin
Whatâs so bad about mandatory workplace socializing?
âEmployees were expected to spend extra money and time on group lunches and twice-weekly drinks. This kind of socializing was necessary in order to get ahead.âWritten by Mikki Kendall, Quartz
Only 8% of Leaders Are Good at Both Strategy and Execution
âOnly 16% of top leaders were rated very effective at either strategy or execution. Only 8% were very effective at both, while 63% were rated neutral or worse on at least one dimension.âPublished in Harvard Business Review
Just for fun
The Sound of the Funny: The Vocal Chord Wiz Behind âDougâsâ Theme Beat
Published by Great Big Story
