In 2017, I got into a huge argument with my co-founders at the time. We ended up separating. Here's where I went wrong 👇🏾 ❌ I was a **** and said hurtful things that I didn't need to. ❌ I only cared that I believed that I was right. Not about their feelings. Not that they were human beings. Here is what I've learned and how I've adjusted since then: ✅ I don't manage teams anymore. I'm not good at it. I only step in when I need to. I am more aware of the kind of person I am. I'm blunt. I tell it how it is and I have a lot of passion. ✅ Everyone on the team (and I mean everyone) should feel safe. Safe to bring ideas to the table. Safe to fail. Safe to try new things. That's where innovation comes from. I used to be a tyrant of a leader. And now, I honestly learn more from watching and working with my team than they probably learn from me. ✅ It's not always about being right or being wrong. Sometimes it's just about being human. A great read if you're looking to grow a powerhouse team (in any industry) is the Culture Code by Daniel Coyle. That way you don't have to make the mistakes that I did. 😅 People are your greatest asset. Take care of them. #justQ 🖖🏾🖤 #business #entrepreneurship …see more

I’ve been inspired for a long time by the journey and impact created by Apollo Hospitals in India. Suneeta Reddy , MD, Apollo Hospitals , has marvellously spearheaded the organization’s journey and digital #transformation to what it is today with a dual vision of profitability and impacting people. Some thoughts & key highlights from our chat at ET Edge - An Economic Times Initiative 's Virtual Tech Summit! #COVID19 …see more

Any AutoHotKey experts out there? I'm looking to build some shortcuts for common tasks, and I'm woefully terrible at scripting languages. Would love to hire someone who rocks at AutoHotKey to help build a few workflows. Know anyone? …see more

I'm thrilled to announce the first book to be published by Optimism Press: "How to Make a Plant Love You"​ by Summer Rayne Oakes! It's as much about how we treat people as how we care for plants, and I think you'll find it truly inspiring.

I haven’t always lived with personal integrity... I’d promise to eat right, then I'd find myself scarfing down fast food. I’d promise myself that I’d exercise regularly, then I'd stop going to the gym. I’d promise to finish up that big project, and it didn't always happen. I operated mostly with a to-do list. I listed out my tasks, but they wouldn't get done. The items on my list would always just move to the next day, I’d never accomplish everything I set out to do. It was a horrible feeling. The problem is not that we don’t know what to do. Any of us can pull out our phones, search Google, and find answers for how to lose weight, live healthily, or be more productive at work. The problem is that we don’t know how to stop getting distracted. Have you managed your time and attention more effectively lately? #Indistractable #Accomplishment #Values …see more

It's been a month since the US Capitol insurrection. Freshman Republican Congresswoman Nancy Mace of South Carolina joined me on #GZEROWorld recently to recount her harrowing experience on Capitol Hill during the January 6 riots. She explained why she did not support impeaching a president she strongly condemned. #USpolitics #capitolhill #democrats #republicans https://lnkd.in/ezZkHeZ …see more

‪Congrats to Basepaws for beating out 25 other companies to come in 1st place at Purina’s pet startup competition and walking away with $125K! Exciting times for Basepaws - the best Cat DNA company in the world! 🐱 🧬 https://www.basepaws.com/‬ …see more

think about this for a second. remittances are bigger than fdi, or capital markets or official foreign aid. from Axios

that is quite the article. circumstantial when linking drugs of choice w/financial bubbles but still intellectually interesting. as to testosterone binging, let’s look at past & present pictures of our favorite CEOs (and actors and athletes) …see more

These are the perks employees really crave: Respect. Real work. Flexibility. (And they're not that costly to implement.) The trick is getting CEOs to let go of their top-down culture mentality.

Important Dialogue that Co-founders must have: 1. I often hear at the beginning, 'We (co-founders) are equal'. Please choose the CEO among you, who will be the final decision-maker when there is a disagreement. 2. Another thing I hear is, 'We all do whatever is needed'. Define responsibilities, clearly set and measure accountability for outcomes. 3. In the case of equal equity ownership, discuss what should happen when someone outperforms or under-performs and make provisions for it. 4. Value creation takes time. Create equitable & fair vesting by provisioning for what happens when someone leaves in a year or two. Have difficult conversations upfront openly. It is the first step to see how well you can work together and find alignment. #StartupLife #CofounderInsights …see more

Thrilled to see Allocadia earning some well-deserved buzz in AdAge today. Here's the mic-drop quote from James Thomas : "The people who say, 'Half my money spent on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don't know which half' are going to get fired," he said. "Why? Because the technology to measure it is already out there." Great piece, George Slefo …see more

With US jobless claims numbers due out tomorrow, the labor market focus remains on the number of people losing still losing their jobs. While this remains a very important issue, it's just one of the ways the labor market is changing. For example, there are signs of more drops in the earnings of those still-employed; and there is also concern about labor force participation. #economy #earnings #markets #jobs #employment #wages #unemployment …see more

I’ve known Murli Thirumale # for 20 years and love how he marries strategy and deep technical domain knowledge. This conversation is extremely technical, and you’d get a precise view of what’s happening in the storage industry as a player like Pure Storage tries to move up the stack and acquire a startup like Portworx. #technology #cloudcomputing #startup #cloudstocks #storagesolutions …see more

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Let’s take a moment together, shall we?⁣ ⁣ Join me as I go live today at 11 am ET today! Got questions? Leave them in the comments! I’ll do my best to address as many as I can. Oh, and I’ll have a special guest with me as well. ;) …see more

Trauma is still a central part of our lives and our students’ lives, both “on campus” (such as it is) and nationally. It is often subtle but constant on and off-line. On Dec. 11th, Karen Gross, author of Trauma Doesn’t Stop at the School Door: Strategies and Solutions Pre-K to College, talked many of us through symptoms and strategies in an engaging, interactive style. Join us on Friday, February 5th, from 10 to 12, for an additional discussion of trauma in schools – entitled, “You Can’t Pour From an Empty Cup,” focused on the trauma educators are experiencing, again with the engaging Karen Gross. Free registration via PurplePass at the following link. https://lnkd.in/eQ6qvET We’ll send a zoom-link to folks who joined the 12/11/20 Zoom conference, and to new registrants for 2/5/21. …see more

Last year, B2B eCommerce barely registered on the scale of “important things for your B2B brand to focus on.” This year, B2B eCommerce is everything. Today's customers expect a seamless online experience: deliver it, and they'll come to you first. 👍🏼 Fail to deliver, and you'll see your customers dropping away. 🤦🏽‍♀️ #b2becommerce #b2bmarketingstrategy #b2bsales …see more

At the best companies, all employees particularly Product Managers eat and breathe their own product and service. They use it often to have the customer empathy needed to build superior products. At Wonolo, all of the employees do the same jobs our Wonolers do in a regular basis, so that we can understand the end-to-end experience and always improve it. Come join us to build awesome products and a legendary company that provides work for people and solves staffing problems of companies. #EatYourOwnDogFood #productmanager #productmangement …see more

Read this and ask if this would work at small struggling colleges. Too much money goes to administrators. And if closing or fragile, why not have administrative team lower salary or forgo salary? After all, the buck starts and stops with them. One administrator alleged he could not do that because he would lose his check signing authority. Really??? I don’t think so. Money speaks. So does forgoing it for others in need. …see more