Fwd: Facebook's VP Product on Mastering Focus & Doing Intentional Work
As Vice President of Product at Facebook, this emphasis on intentional work has helped her team of more than 400 product managers and engineers develop countless innovative products for News Feed across video, news and advertising, including Facebook Live. Her knack for focus shows in these products. But it became even more apparent to her two years ago when she needed to manage her team remotely while on five months of bed rest during her pregnancy. Her continued success depended on rigorous prioritization and execution.
ADJ: always good to read / learn what others are doing!
Don’t Be Tyrannized by Old Metrics
Many business leaders are fond of the spurious Peter Drucker quote that “you can’t manage what you can’t measure.” This attractive, apocryphal quote breaks down upon inspection. While effective metrics are essential for focusing attention and achieving results, they can also overpower better sense. Mismeasurement can lead to mismanagement.
ADJ: what are the metrics that drive your business, how would a new entrant or compeititor view the world?
Satya Nadella Rewrites Microsoft’s Code - The futu...
Microsoft’s CEO has stopped infighting, restored morale, and created more than $250 billion in market value. All it took was focusing on what matters most.
ADJ: Some insight into a massive turnaround that has become the Microsoft story, product roadmaps look good, margins are great and the company has momentum!
Why Cybersecurity Awareness Must be a Boardroom issue
Members of the board sit in a highly privileged position, and have access to some of the most sensitive corporate information around. However, statistics show that as many as 68% of those in FTSE 350 firms have no in-depth knowledge of how to keep that data secure. That not only represents a major security risk, but also reduces the chances of effective security awareness being adopted company-wide.
ADJ: Is it on agenda, how good are you as a firm at getting the basics right?
Who is Charlie Munger? Wit and Wisdom From The World's Most Irreverent Billionaire
“Spend each day trying to be a little wiser than you were when you woke up. Discharge your duties faithfully and well. Systematically you get ahead, but not necessarily in fast spurts. Nevertheless, you build discipline by preparing for fast spurts. Slug it out one inch at a time, day by day. At the end of the day – if you live long enough – most people get what they deserve.”
ADJ: Some great ideas in here, and further reading from arguably one of the worlds best investment managers