Ben Horowitz has posted a video of his talk on culture change on the A16Z blog. He gets straight to the heart of the matter: Everyone says culture is important, but in terms of advice very few have “more than the platitude” to offer people running companies about what they should do to shape or change…… Continue reading Horowitz on culture
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Progressive policies are worthless without real culture change
Andrew Hill at the FT challenges companies offering amazing-sounding benefits that are unlikely to ever really be used by employees without the backing of leaders and some serious culture change: The need to have enough people available for vital work puts a natural limit on the ability of everyone to bunk off at once. But,…… Continue reading Progressive policies are worthless without real culture change
Meeting-less leadership
Creative leaders can struggle with the limiting effects of seniority. They are expected at more meetings. Less of their time is their own. Everything is scheduled and less spontaneous – it seems frivolous to have diary time that is not spoken for by one plan or priority. I was inspired to read about IDEO’s chief…… Continue reading Meeting-less leadership
Brand content as culture
The North Face Ultra Trail Mont Blanc race is taking place today. The runners will cover over a 100km on some unseasonably wintry mountains in the next few hours. There’s a double interest here for me. I love running, and seem to love running ever increasing distances. So ultra-marathons have a fascination for me, even…… Continue reading Brand content as culture
Can’t wait to get to the office
Image: M’learned colleague, Dr Ryan is responsible for his energy Partly because I’ve finally got around to reading Tony Hsieh of Zappos’ Delivering Happiness*, I’ve been thinking a lot about culture at the moment. The other big reason for thinking about culture is, of course, that the start-up I’m a co-founder of, Brilliant Noise, is growing and…… Continue reading Can’t wait to get to the office
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