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Society Needs a Leadership Paradigm Shift

Michael McKinney

The conditions that we thought of as a strength are actually operating like a vice. Cultivate awareness: The paradigm shift starts with a clear understanding of what character is and how it operates. Extensive research and analysis concerning this can equip leaders with the necessary means to scale it in their own organizations.

Metrics 295
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3 Telltale Signs It’s Time to Rethink Your Executive Team

Michael McKinney

Sign 1: A change in the business environment The most obvious signal that it’s time for a change is a large-scale shift in the business environment. To decide if “now is the time” for a change, CEOs must watch for three telltale signs. In recent years, many industries have been disrupted by technological change.

Software 268
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How Tech Is Tied To Operational Risk

Chief Executive

The last thing any executive wants is a catastrophic operational failure during a peak season. 19-28 , far exceeding any other airlines’ operational impacts. Tech issues are often blamed when businesses experience operational disasters. Clearly, the focus is more on financial management than operational excellence.

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Ask for the Cash: Convince Your Customers to Pay You in Advance

Growth Institute

The pay-in-advance model is one of the five customer-funded models successful companies commonly use to scale up without needing to rely on investors. In fact, in most years the membership fees Costco collects cover about two-thirds of their operating profit. These benefits include: Only requiring the order and an initial payment.

Cash Flow 246
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My top essays/tweetstorms in 2019 on product/market fit, investing, KPIs, YouTubers, and more

Andrew Chen

Fascinating discussion about what it’s like for a serial entrepreneur to raise money, operate a startup, lessons learned, etc. The podcast ecosystem in 2019. 2019 state of tech investing: Pre-seed- Bet on the entrepreneur. However, as you scale, each cohort gets worse. 2) if it is working, then how do we scale it?

Marketing 110
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15Five Ranks #3 In Glassdoor’s 2020 Best Places To Work

15Five

We tripled headcount to almost 200 employees, and while there are major challenges to scaling cultures as companies grow, we were actually able to improve ours,” said Shane Metcalf, 15Five Chief Culture Officer, and co-founder. “We “It’s been a tremendous year for 15Five and we’re also excited for what’s to come in 2020.

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Why 2020 Is The ‘Year Of HR’: A Conversation With Josh Bersin

15Five

Perhaps now more than ever, demands on People Operations roles are incredibly high. So every company has the opportunity to move around that scale, the CEO, the CFO, the senior leaders, etc. In 2019, Josh founded the Josh Bersin Academy, a professional development academy which has become the “Home for HR” in past months.

Inclusion 136