Now, I’m not saying that not replying quickly to emails will get someone fired, and I get that we all have lives outside of work and sometimes can’t reply quickly to emails but I value it… and ultimately, don’t we all want to know what our bosses value?Why not just say, when I say jump, you better drop everything else in your life that might be remotely important and immediately respond with, “yes sir, how high sir?”
(via How to help new employees be rockstars, a new approach)
"the most innovative workers — also the “happiest,” by its definition — are those who have a strong sense of mission about their work and who also feel that they have much personal autonomy"
Don’t be evil. Don’t micromanage.
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"As more companies turn away from public applicant pools to private worker recommendations for leads on new hires, the long-term unemployed will be even less likely to get interviews, and even more likely to remain unemployed. The Ernst & Young’s of the world are well within their legal rights to trust the judgment of their own salaried workers. But an insular professional class, turned inward against the ranks of long-term unemployed Americans, could create a permanently poorer class of Americans whose lost productivity and reliance on government will all of us poorer in the long run."
Facts.
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Hire My Friend! The Easy Logic (and Hidden Dangers) of Employee Referrals - Business - The Atlantic
What do I say when the interviewer asks who’s taking care of my kids?
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“It’s an illegal question so you can lie. I think one of the most effective lies in this situation is to say your mother or mother-in-law takes care of the kids. Say that it’s a great setup because she’s always dreamed of taking care of grandchildren and you always knew you’d want to work. Women do not need everyone to be their psychologist. When a woman interviews, she decided she wants to work. She is an adult. The world does not need to treat her like an incompetent imbecile who did not think of the ramifications of work before she interviewed. Do you think that interviewer asks men who is taking care of their kids? And if that interviewer did ask men that question, the men would think the interviewer is nuts. Which is what women should think: that the interviewer is nuts.”—
Jacob Epstein: What do I say when the interviewer asks who’s taking care of my kids?
(Source: mailbag.penelopetrunk.com)
"Every manager needs to review their last 100 network communications — text, email, SharePoint, LinkedIn, etc. — and ask themselves: What’s the mix between messages that might be interpreted as management, micromanagement and mentoring? Am I giving in to temptations that will corrode trust? Or am I using these technologies in a way that brings out my better managerial self?"
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"in truth, can daddy’s little girl really grow up to be an Architect?"
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"To Andy Grove, legendary CEO of Intel, a manager’s fundamental work of information gathering can be among the most unnatural and that awkwardness is a necessary part of being a leader. Information gathering is the bread and butter of a manager’s work, but doing it effectively can mean making yourself vulnerable to looking and feeling like you’re doing nothing."
+1, this.
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![There’s a blog post in my brain about the difference between your company and your product, and this tremendous deck by Zach Holman articulates a lot of what I’ve been thinking:“A great product [is] the byproduct of the environment you build at your company. This environment may actually be harder to build than the product itself, but you’ll be left with a better everything by the end of it.”Extra nerd points for the production footnote, Zach.
(via The Product is the Byproduct)](http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc3jr3BWhR1r3elr6o1_250.png)
There’s a blog post in my brain about the difference between your company and your product, and this tremendous deck by Zach Holman articulates a lot of what I’ve been thinking:
“A great product [is] the byproduct of the environment you build at your company. This environment may actually be harder to build than the product itself, but you’ll be left with a better everything by the end of it.”
Extra nerd points for the production footnote, Zach.
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“A great product [is] the byproduct of the environment you build at your company. This environment may actually be harder to build than the product itself, but you’ll be left with a better everything by the end of it.”
Extra nerd points for the production footnote, Zach.
"people who were distracted did better on a complex problem-solving task than people who put in conscious effort. That’s because stepping away from a problem and then coming back to it gives you a fresh perspective. The surprising part is how fast this effect kicked in — the third group only had two minutes of distraction time for their non-conscious to kick in. This wasn’t the “sleep on it” effect, or about quieting the mind. It was something much more accessible to all of us every day, in many small ways."
tl;dr summary of David Rock’s suggestions for changing your work process to tap into your unconscious mind:
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#lifehacking
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Think about one question/idea that needs insight and keep this thought in your subconscious mind. Clear your conscious mind by using this two-step system: move your thought(s) from your mind to a list and then clear your list when you have a short break (if your meeting is canceled, for instance, or your flight is delayed). Plan your week and month by listing three priorities you would like to accomplish. Make certain you have at least four consecutive, uninterrupted hours a day dedicated to the three priorities you identified.
Three Ways to Think Deeply at Work - David Rock - Harvard Business Review
"These Gen Y’s - millennials - coming in having led these incredibly feedback-rich lives. Press a button, something happens. Play a game, you get a score. Send a text, and a sound indicates that it successfully went out. Then they get into the workplace, and feedback comes in the form of a once-a-year, awkward, 45-minute conversation with your boss. It’s a feedback desert."
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