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From The Heartbeat Podcast: Interview with Aynn Collins, Director of Talent Strategy at MailChimp
Aynn Collins is the Director of Talent Strategy at MailChimp, a now 900+ person company, where she leads efforts to amplify MailChimpâs employer brand and employee experience. In our interview, Aynn shares how she wish she knew how to approach failure earlier, and what companies should be doing to be thinking about their own employer brand in the right way.
Transcript of the interview is here.
Latest reads
The Leaderâs Calendar
âWhere and how CEOs are involved determines what gets done. It signals priorities.âWritten by Michael E. Porter and Nitin Nohria, Harvard Business Review
Successfully transitioning to new leadership roles
âIf the transition succeeds, the leaderâs company will probably be successful; nine out of ten teams whose leader had a successful transition go on to meet their three-year performance goals.âWritten by Scott Keller and Mary Meaney, McKinsey Quarterly
What makes a great leader, explained in eight counterintuitive charts
âAmazonâs Jeff Bezos got it right when he famously said, of his corporate strategy, âWe are stubborn on vision. We are flexible on details.ââWritten by Shane Snow, Quartz
4 Leadership Strategies Marc Benioff Swears By
âFirst days are for volunteering. When new employees start at Salesforce, theyâre shown the kitchen, restroom, and where their desks are, but after that, itâs time to leave the building and do some volunteer work.âWritten by Graham Winfrey, Inc.com
Favorite reads
When Should Leaders Own a Decision and When Should They Delegate?
âMost people tend to overestimate the risk of making a bad decision and underestimate the risk of inaction.âWritten by Victoria Medvec, Kellogg Insight
Tough Task: Recruiting Top Leaders From Other Companies
âBecause only about one in three leaders are actively looking for a job or watching for new opportunities, companies seeking to attract world-class leadership candidates need to be thoughtful and focused in their messaging. They must understand which workplace elements matter most to leaders and then apply these findings to show candidates why they should choose their organization.âWritten by Brandon Rigoni and Bailey Nelson, Gallup
Too Much Team Harmony Can Kill Creativity
âFor instance, a recent study of 100 product development teams found that two common disruptors of team harmony, namely diversity and task uncertainty, were positively associated with creative performance.âWritten by Darko LovricTomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Harvard Business Review
Just for fun
The Unified Theory of Deliciousness
A 2016 piece in Wired written by Momofukuâs founder and Chef David Chang â fun, light, and somehow tasty to read.
