10 Tips for Getting What You Want
10 Tips for Getting What You Want I first made this presentation on getting what you want at the ReBoot Workshop, which was my first unconference ever and a really inspiring event with ambitious and...
View ArticleHow to Say Goodbye, Part 1: Community
[Originally posted on TheCommunityManager.com] A little over 2 weeks ago, I said goodbye to the Skillshare team. I’ll tell that story next, but this one’s about another community I had to bid adieu at...
View ArticleHow to Say Goodbye Part II: Company
At most coffees or lunches since I’ve left my job, I see that combo eager/tentative look on people’s faces, as they inquire into my reasons for leaving Skillshare. It’s like I’m a piñata full of...
View ArticleThe Woz on employee equity
“If somebody is sitting there working till 2:00 a.m. with you, helping to write a little code, and says ‘Wow, that is a cool one,’ those words mean a lot to you and they deserve something. So I gave...
View ArticlePop-Up Shabbat
Pop-Up Shabbat I’ve read Macbeth in Hebrew at Jewish day school, made out with a Jewfro-ed counselor-in-training in the red gazebo at Jewish summer camp, and sung Shabbat songs around the piano with my...
View ArticleHow to Build the Team that Builds Your Dream
How to Build the Team that Builds Your Dream from Danya Cheskis-Gold There is nothing more important to the success of your company than hiring A players. I originally shared this presentation with...
View ArticlePlanning a team retreat? Start here.
A startup founder just asked me what he and his fellow team leaders should do on their one-day leadership retreat. Here’s what I wrote to get him started.* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *...
View Articlebrand first
if you don’t have a mission, vision, and mental picture of what your long-lasting brand is… how can you hire people? how can you sell your product to the right consumers? how can you make decisions...
View Article“There Are No B Players”
Human beings are deep, complex creatures with many subtleties and nuances. They can contribute to a whole variety of endeavours in a whole lot of ways. The key to unlocking this human potential in...
View ArticleWhat are you doing to make your employees feel more energized, better taken...
Employees are vastly more satisfied and productive, it turns out, when four of their core needs are met: physical, through opportunities to regularly renew and recharge at work; emotional, by feeling...
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