by Jamie Notter | May 28, 2014 | Books and Reading, Leadership
Do Lead: Share your vision. Inspire others. Achieve the impossible by Les McKeown Do Book Co, 2014 In Chapter 3 of Humanize, Maddie and I take to task the authors, experts, and even “gurus” on the topic of leadership. As important as the concept is, we point out that...
by Jamie Notter | Apr 29, 2014 | Culture, Leadership
That title is actually the polite version of some advice that Brian Chesky, the CEO of AirBnB, got from someone who had just given him $150 million in startup funding. What the VC actually said, was “Don’t fuck up the culture.” Chesky suggests that...
by Jamie Notter | Apr 21, 2014 | Culture, Leadership
I read a good article online about the founder’s role in setting the culture of a startup company. The article talks a lot about Facebook and Zuckerberg as an example, but I’ve seen this one first hand, and it’s been documented by other core writers...
by Jamie Notter | Mar 28, 2014 | Books and Reading, Humanize, Leadership
The third of the four human elements we discuss in Humanize is “Generative.” This has always been the one people are initially least clear about, as generative is not a commonly used word (in any context, let alone the business context). The short...
by Jamie Notter | Mar 27, 2014 | Humanize, Leadership
I spoke to a CEO this week who intentionally focuses the culture of his small organization around authenticity. He said people shouldn’t have to be a different person at work compared to how they are at home, or when engaged in their hobbies. And he backs that...
by Jamie Notter | Feb 26, 2014 | Change, Humanize, Individual Development, Leadership
Inclusion is one of the 12 human principles that Maddie and I write about in Humanize (Chapter 8, starting on p. 190). We also talk about decentralization, and in this month’s Harvard Business Review, Gail McGovern, the CEO of the American Red Cross, tells an...
