7 Powers: The Foundations of Business Strategy by Hamilton Helmer
“Silicon Valley correctly places enormous value on execution and on culture. However, I think this sometimes leads to insufficient importance being placed on strategy. Hamilton Helmer’s deeply incisive work will hopefully help correct that.” – Patrick Collison, CEO and Co-Founder of Stripe.
Shipping issues for next 2 years
‘UNPRECEDENTED’: The global shipping crisis could take years to unwind… and here’s why Australia and NZ could be hardest hit …
The Endless Digital Workday
The shift to remote work ended the traditional 9–5 workday: employees work in bursts, at night, between caregiving tasks, and whenever they can find time between the endless distractions of messages, calls, and emails. New research, however, shows that for many teams, this means people are quite literally working at all hours of the day, which also means that they’re almost never all working at the same time. Is this bad though? Researchers found that it depends on the task. For some tasks, being on at the same time improved productivity; for others, the distractions created by coworkers made it harder to finish the tasks, and productivity went up in what used to be considered off hours. Importantly, employees proved to be good judges of how to manage their time to be most productive. There are still lessons for managers. As a first step, write a team charter to establish norms and expectations, which should include specific times when the majority of the team is on together. That said, don’t force overlap or micromanage people. Finally, make it okay for people to be offline.
Automakers Are Investing Billions of Dollars in EVs - Bloomberg
Sales targets and PR pieces are one thing, CAPEX plans signal real change in the industry, interesting look at the different mix, especially on Digital.
Why Gold Bugs, Bond Bears and Amazon Skeptics Think Alike - WSJ
Investors often prefer to stick their heads in the sand rather than confront the evidence in front of them ….
Giraffes are as socially complex as elephants, study finds
Scientists at the University of Bristol have discovered evidence that giraffes are a highly socially complex species.