Thoughts on people, teams, organizations, communities, effectiveness and success
Should you behave (well) when you get fired?
Like many things in life – true whether you’re the CEO and/or founder, or the guy/gal handling the mail – it depends.
Here’s 4 things to consider:
What’s your goal? While it can feel good to tell people off, is it going to help you or hinder you?… Read the rest
My twitter friend Hutch Carpenter noted (tweeted actually) that “Quora is the new black” – always a signal that something may become popular – the website provides an interesting mix of questions and answers in a quasi-curated format. Co-founders Adam D’Angelo and Charlie Cheever and the rest of the team have created for the moment a site what provides a rich collection of questions and answers on a host of topics.… Read the rest
The purpose of any job interview should be to answer one and perhaps two questions;
1) Does this person have the talent (background, experience, skills, abilities) to be successful at our firm / company / organization / department for role for which they’re interviewing, and,
2) Does the person likely have the qualifications for positions for which they might be considered later?… Read the rest