Are you sick of hearing about the last decade, or what everyones top 9 was in 2019? I am, so letās get down to why you are hereā¦
FWIW I am taking a different approach to Must Reads in January, less is more (apparently) so I am going to share my 15 - 20 Must Reads with slightly more commentary.
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Donāt be Evil! Three years of the dramatic drop of Google culture and how famously aggressive non-disclosure discussions and disagreements have impacted Googleās Culture - itās a long read so listen to the article via the on page option
Profits over everything š“ Yesterday saw an ex Google exec write a damming article on why he left and why Google donāt care about being evil
The two posts above are just a few posts expected to come out in coming weeks about the shifting and reportedly bad culture that has developed at Google.Leader: Disneyās CEO Bob Igor talks about what makes a great leader
If you have a Masterclass subscription, I highly recommend his masterclass for wisdom and sound adviceComms is š: Why spend 2 weeks every quarter on an internal presentation
Communication and transparent insights will always ensure you having a winning team, I have spent a lot of my leadership enabling this, this article really does nail why direction, reflection and transparency is keyDecisions, Actions, Notes: How to actually run successful meetings
& Hereās how to run successful Growth team meetingsSecret: The secret to Microsoftās acquisition of LinkedInās, leaving it alone (& Jeff Weiner)
It is no secret I am a huge fan of LinkedInās evolution, Jeff Weiner has had some incredible leadership moments especially with this video from LinkedInās all hands back in 2016. I also love this Masters Of Scale Podcast episode. Microsoft are often bashed but they really enabled LinkedIn to succeed with a great leader.Change Maker šŖ How voice and vision from one person can change a whole company
Reclaim & Own Your Time: How to prioritise your workday and workweek
Prioritising your time and being ruthless is something you are rarely taught but essential for anyone at any level to own!Work that system: How celebrities reclaimed their privacy from paps with social media
Veganuary: How KFC and Greggs are going all out for Vegan Profits
and Co-Op are also going after the move towards 800k new vegans, with Costa selling vegan ham and cheese toasties, Pizza Hut offering vegan pepperoni & McDās vegan dippers.
KFC / KFV have really taken a bashing on their promoted tweet, interesting to see how certain brands are reacted to vs others.Smart over everything: Being a great SEAL; "is not about being the toughest guy. It's about being the smartest guy."
Change Agents š°: How teenagers are rewriting the face and future of news
News and entertainment has merged in recent years but teenagers have found ways to tell the news on different platforms and make it āworkā for their generationPop š„¤: Richard Bransonās lessons learnt by taking on Coca Cola and Pepsi
Anxious? š: Do you suffer from anxiety? Here are ways to frame anxiety and break free of them
Must Watch āÆ: Want to know more about machine learning and artificial intelligence?
Last weekās Must Read was surprisingly popular.
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