March 7, 2014

Building the Workplace of Our Dreams

Every large behemoth was once a startup. To manage the challenges of scale, organizations have to build norms and rules. Keeping the startup’s ethos of nimbleness is a leadership challenge.

February 15, 2014

The Adam Grant Interview

In the long run, the most effective style is not taking or matching, but giving: helping others with no strings attached.  Givers tend to build deeper and broader networks than takers and matchers, investing in meaningful relationships that provide motivation, social capital, and access to new ideas. Adam Grant spoke to me about hiring, networking and his own approach to managing time.