Company Culture

Shopify continues to attract attention for it’s ridiculously reductionist takes productivity, from meeting armageddon to more recently a meeting cost calculator.

There’s plenty you can learn without ever stepping foot in an office.

Which do you prefer: Zoom calls or phone calls? + + +Simon is an unshakable optimist. He believes in a bright future and our ability to build it together. De...

This is based on an internal quip doc I wrote up about careful communication in the context of rebuilding trust. I got a couple requests to turn it into a blog post for sharing purposes; here you g…

You’re tired, mad, and lonely. So, what can you do about it?

Companies certainly hold lots of meetings. However, having more meetings does not necessarily equal more collaboration and better teamwork. Also, more meetings does not automatically ensure better…

By Regina Gerbeaux (@_rpgbx)

Discover what a mentor does, why different types of mentors exist, why mentoring is important, and four ways to be a transformative mentor yourself.

Speed determines victory for technology companies. Since the internet was invented, the fast have killed the slow. And out of all the ways that speed matters, product velocity – the pace at which you…

Oct 17, 2023 SHARE ↓ Winning is done by teams and I’m quite excited by the team at Collaborative Fund right now. We got together in New York two weeks back. It was a jam. We welcomed several new hires…

What are the major management behaviors that can help build trust? Management books often cover the importance of trust, but abstractly. There’s precious little writing about the nuts and bolts, the…

Discover 9 different ways to run a team health check, so you can decide which is best for you, and get started improving your team.

Stop dreading performance reviews. We assembled a list of 12 tips from expert leaders like Lenny Rachitsky, Molly Graham, Russ Laraway, Brie Wolfson, Julie Zhuo and more to make these conversations…

Explore what to do— and not to do— in order to deliver an authentic apology and make amends in a variety of situations.--Over the years, people have come up ...

Agile is often referred to as a project management methodology characterized by dividing tasks into short phases of work. In fact, according to the 15th State of Agile Report, created yearly by…

The first step is to listen more and talk less

Benchmarking data on the percentage of engineering headcount that companies are allocating to centralized developer productivity teams.

When we're brave enough to admit we don't understand something, it gives others the courage to speak up, too. + + +Simon is an unshakable optimist. He believ...

Sharpen these seven skills.

A life with no risk is no life at all. The best company cultures are the ones that embrace calculated risks. Time to break out your calculator. Let's risk it.

Simon is an unshakable optimist. He believes in a bright future and our ability to build it together. Described as “a visionary thinker with a rare intellect...

The world is full of gatekeepers who think they have veto rights. Don’t believe them. Pitbull got it right when he said "Ask for money, get advice. Ask for advice, get money twice."

Adapted from Liberate Your Greatness by John Roussot.Excellence is not just a destination but a journey — the gradual result of always striving to be better. In the world of team dynamics, this…