Monthly Archives: August 2015

Pay Attention to Morale

Employees in class

One of my longtime friends is working in a small research firm in New York, and is chomping at the bit to get out. The upside is, he’s a genius, and could do a great job for anyone. The downside is, he might have to leave New York to do so. And this makes him […]

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In Melbourne

The Designing Leaders team is in Melbourne, Australia, today, where we are teaching a workshop for entrepreneurs who are looking to move into new international markets. We will come back with some highlights and insights from this session.

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What Do You Want to Work On Today?

Google has a well-known policy of requiring its employees to spend 20% of their time at work on projects of their own. This is not designed for employees to do outside work on company time, but instead is supposed to be something good for Google, something outside the norm, something original. Of course, Google is […]

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