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Marriage, family, And work: Managing for Happiness
Do you know David Henzel? I met David several years ago, and he was already someone to pay attention to. We were in Las Vegas at a conference and was already a serial entrepreneur working on the latest business he'd help co-found, MaxCDN. Listening to him talk at dinner that night, I knew I wanted more...
Work Smarter, Not Harder: Learning Faster
There's never enough time. If you're like me, you know that there's always more things to learn. More stuff to master. Our jobs don't get easier they get more expansive. And while it's a wonderful thing if you're ready for it, most of us aren't ready for it. Remember when you were excited to just...
How to Hire Amazing People
I believe anyone can hire amazing people--recruiting takes time and effort but I don't think it's an exclusive skill that only few people have. How to Hire Amazing People In the last few months I've been recruiting and hiring a lot of really incredible people. If you don't know, last December I joined Liquid Web...
The trick to managing people smarter than yourself
Do you know I have a younger brother? I grew up the older brother in my family. My younger brother was only 15 months younger because there had been a strong chance I wouldn't make it at birth and the doctors told my folks that if they wanted a healthy (and normal) child, they should...
I'm making a change...
I love WordPress. Nothing about that is changing. And I love all my friends at Crowd Favorite. That's not changing either. But professionally, it's time to make a course correction... Nineteen months ago I stepped full time into the world of WordPress. I joined my friends Karim and Jason at Crowd Favorite to help them...
I don't hire for culture and neither should you
The research is in. Employees perform more effectively--and this is a highly correlated finding--when they have someone at work that they call a best friend. In fact, Gallup found that having a best friend at work meant more than just employee engagement, it was also highly correlated with: employee retention customer metrics productivity profitability Don't...
High Performers understand sunk cost
The leading cause of death among humans is human decision making. Early in my professional career, I had the opportunity to work with Dr. Ralph Keeney, now research professor emeritus at Duke's business school. He's a world-renowned researcher, author, and professor of decision science. He's easily one of the smartest men I've ever had the privilege...
High Performers have no time for drama
The bad news: I've told a lot of folks, over a long time, in a lot of companies, that the majority of good things they want to work on are likely not going to take priority or get done. And I can most assuredly tell you that it's never a great message people want to...
When you're hiring high performers, don't make this mistake
Do you remember the A Team? I don't know if you watched the A Team like I did. I would rush home after school, finish my homework, and see if I could be done in time to enjoy an episode of the A Team. In our house, you had to be done with today's homework,...
High Performers need more than Autonomy, Mastery and Purpose
I love Dan Pink's Drive Dan Pink wrote a great book called Drive. It really is a fantastic read and I strongly recommend that you read it if you haven't. In the book, he highlights that engagement is often a by-product of autonomy, mastery, and purpose. He's highlighting that everything we know about employment and...
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