Your Work Peak Is Earlier Than You Think
Your Professional Decline Is Coming (Much) Sooner Than You Think. Here’s how to make the most of it.
^ADJ: Scary topic, but very relevant - always have in the back of my mind the book by Dr. Marshall Goldsmith: What Got You Here Won't Get You There
The Power of Performance Reviews: Use This System to Become a Better Manager
Back when I was a young PM, one of my managers altered the trajectory of my career. It was my second year at Airbnb. I was doing okay, but not great. My new manager, Vlad Loktev, had taken over, just as the project I was overseeing had gotten delayed by weeks. He wasn’t impressed. Although he helped me get it back on track, and we got it out the door, I knew that when performance review season rolled around, it was going to be rough. When the time came, I did indeed get a less-than-stellar rating. Vlad flagged a number of important development areas for me to focus on, including being more communicative about status, and getting more aggressive about prioritizing. While I could have left dejected, I instead ended that performance conversation feeling more clear, motivated, and excited than I had ever been.
^ADJ: Performance Review, 1:1 conversations are critical to building high performing teams, having them is also an ‘art’ and building the skill from my experience require focused time before hand to prepare and also the time to learn from each interaction. We are shortly rolling out some software to help with this process, and will be interesting to see the impact of this.
A Goldman Trading Desk That Once Had 500 People Is Down to Three
Many Wall Street traders are concerned about being replaced by machines in the future, but at one Goldman Sachs Group Inc. unit it’s already happened.
“Equity trading: 15-20 years ago we had 500 people making markets in stocks. Today we have three,” Goldman Sachs President David Solomon said Monday ...
The Art of Persuasion Hasn’t Changed in 2,000 Years
Ideas are the currency of the twenty-first century. The ability to persuade, to change hearts and minds, is perhaps the single greatest skill that will give you a competitive edge in the knowledge economy — an age where ideas matter more than ever.
The Resilience of Costco
For 40 years, Costco has succeeded with a simple formula: reinvest merchandising profits into lower prices and better products; be a disciplined operator; and treat customers and employees well. But with greater share of shopping moving online, it’s fair to wonder if the company's best days are behind it. The deck below will explore this in detail.
^ADJ: with Costco coming to NZ I thought it would be interesting to look at the business model