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From The Heartbeat Podcast: Interview with Elena Valentine, CEO of Skill Scout
Elena Valentine is the CEO of Skill Scout, a media company that helps transform hiring and recruiting for organizations through video. She also champions diversity and inclusion in her own company, and speaks extensively on the subject. In our 19 minute interview, Elena gives us the real and raw view on leadership: Itâs hard, itâs not sexy, and youâve got to find your true north.
Transcript of the interview is here.
Latest reads
Leadership is More Than a Memo
âCulture gets set both explicitly with rules and implicitly by example.âWritten by Steve Blank
How Nasdaq C.E.O. Adena Friedman Beat the Odds on Wall Street
âIt can be notoriously difficult for women to thrive on Wall Street. Adena Friedman says that hasnât been the case for her.âWritten by David Gelles, New York Times
This Study of 2,600 Top Executives Found 4 Crucial Leadership Traits. Entrepreneurs Have 3
âEntrepreneurs have âinimitable advantagesâ in three of those behaviors, Botelho saysâand âdangerous gaps in one.ââWritten by Leigh Buchanan, Inc.com
These âHumbleâ Behaviors Are Hurting Your Credibility
âThink about the last time someone offered you a genuine compliment. What did you say in response? Did you instantly start explaining all of the reasons you actually didnât deserve that praise?âWritten by Kat Boogaard, Fast Company
Favorite reads
Getting beyond the BS of leadership literature
âSadly, and for a number of reasons, thereâs a scarcity of useful material. Hereâs why.âWritten by Jeffrey Pfeffer, McKinsey Quarterly
Resilience Is About How You Recharge, Not How You Endure
âThe problem comes from a misunderstanding of what it means to be resilient, and the resulting impact of overworking.âWritten by Shawn Achor and Michelle Gielan, Harvard Business Review
Depth of field
âThe focus that comes automatically, our instinctual or cultural choice, that focus isnât the only one thatâs available.âWritten by Seth Godin
The Angelâs in the Details
âVan Halen, in their contract with a concert venue, used to request a bowl of M&Mâs back stage, with all of the brown M&Mâs removed. Were they being divas?âWritten by Andy Dunn, CEO of Bonobos
Just for fun
Donât Let a Lack of Self-Awareness Hold You Back
âThe secret? When youâre looking inward, donât ask yourself âWhy?â Ask yourself âWhat?ââ