Tag: management

• The 5-minute design brief

  August 18, 2019

  My goal here is to suggest a better way to write a design brief. By better, I mean, can we ask questions that will give us a better outcome. Five… more ›

• Everything Breaks

  December 14, 2018

  Everything Breaks We’re going to play a really simple and really dumb game. I’ll explain the setup and the rules: The goal of this stupid and dumb game is to… more ›

• The Management Framework that Propelled LinkedIn to a $20 Billion Company

  November 14, 2018

  The Management Framework that Propelled LinkedIn to a $20 Billion Company Before Jeff Weiner took the top spot at LinkedIn, he asked founder and then-CEO Reid Hoffman three questions: “How… more ›

• Replacing Middle Management with APIs

  May 20, 2018

  Replacing Middle Management with APIs » There’s a trend in Silicon Valley startups to create a software layer in industries that were traditionally pure human services. Uber and Lyft have… more ›

• Our 6 Must Reads For Creating and Accelerating…

  May 19, 2018

  Our 6 Must Reads For Creating and Accelerating Trust on Teams » Over the years, we’ve dug into some complex topics, from technical infrastructure to growth equations. We’ve even covered… more ›

• The New Manager Death Spiral

  March 5, 2017

  The New Manager Death Spiral » The starting gun fires and when the starting gun fires, you run. You’re a new manager, and while the sound of gun firing is… more ›