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Why Culture is Critical for Crypto
Why Culture is Critical for Crypto
Culture happens whether you like it or not. Whether you are a 4 person R&D project, an 80 person DeFi protocol or a 500…
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Dell's RTO Policy: A Comedy of Errors
Dell's RTO Policy: A Comedy of Errors
Gather around, folks, for the tale of Dell's RTO policy - a masterclass in corporate decision-making gone hilariously…
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Brilliant jerks are even more dangerous in a hybrid work environment.
Brilliant jerks are even more dangerous in a hybrid work environment.
We all make hiring mistakes. What's the difference between a bad hire and a brilliant jerk and how do we deal with…
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Osmosis and the lazy leader
Osmosis and the lazy leader
The traditional operating model for business—characterized by linearity, hierarchy and a “slow and steady” growth rate…
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How to implement a 'hybrid office' (without tripping up)
How to implement a 'hybrid office' (without tripping up)
I’ve heard a lot of people promoting the ‘hybrid office’ as ‘the answer’ recently, with research by companies like…
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The Butt Naked CEO
The Butt Naked CEO
As Warren Buffet said, “You only find out who is swimming naked when the tide goes out.” The majority of CEOs who ran…
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How 165 Startups Are Adapting To Work-From-Home
How 165 Startups Are Adapting To Work-From-Home
How long will the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis last? What will ‘business as usual’ look like when the pandemic is over?…
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The Venture Capital Blind Spot
The Venture Capital Blind Spot
The world of venture capital is strange. A few thousand individuals invest hundreds of billions of dollars into…
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Are You A Deliberately Developmental Leader? Here's Why You Should Be.
Are You A Deliberately Developmental Leader? Here's Why You Should Be.
THE FOUR FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES TO BEING A DELIBERATELY DEVELOPMENTAL LEADER The way a CEO conducts herself has a…
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Netflix's Company Culture Is Not For Everybody And That's Exactly How It Should Be
Netflix's Company Culture Is Not For Everybody And That's Exactly How It Should Be
Reed Hastings and his company Netflix are not the first culture-driven organization to catch flak for their strong…
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Last week, Oxford Ionics, one of Oxford Science Enterprises's (OSE) portfolio companies, announced that it had agreed to be acquired by quantum…
Last week, Oxford Ionics, one of Oxford Science Enterprises's (OSE) portfolio companies, announced that it had agreed to be acquired by quantum…
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Take 2 minutes to complete our anonymous 10-question Team Health Check. Once the data’s in, we’ll share the results here on LinkedIn.
Take 2 minutes to complete our anonymous 10-question Team Health Check. Once the data’s in, we’ll share the results here on LinkedIn.
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How many of your teams are quietly underperforming, without even realising it? 🫣 We often see the same pattern: capable people, good intentions……
How many of your teams are quietly underperforming, without even realising it? 🫣 We often see the same pattern: capable people, good intentions……
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The latest Q2 2025 Flex Report by Flex Index reveals what we at Dropbox have seen firsthand: flexibility isn’t fading—it’s evolving. While headlines…
The latest Q2 2025 Flex Report by Flex Index reveals what we at Dropbox have seen firsthand: flexibility isn’t fading—it’s evolving. While headlines…
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McKinsey & Company's latest report, “The Enduring Appeal of Flexible Work,” reinforces what many of us have long believed: flexibility is no longer a…
McKinsey & Company's latest report, “The Enduring Appeal of Flexible Work,” reinforces what many of us have long believed: flexibility is no longer a…
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Roundup of my favorite slides from Running Remote 2025! Here are some of the biggest takeaways of last week's event. Each of these talks & topics…
Roundup of my favorite slides from Running Remote 2025! Here are some of the biggest takeaways of last week's event. Each of these talks & topics…
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Just back from Running Remote 2025 in Austin, TX and my brain is buzzing! Remote work is not standing still—it’s being reshaped in real time by AI…
Just back from Running Remote 2025 in Austin, TX and my brain is buzzing! Remote work is not standing still—it’s being reshaped in real time by AI…
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Just wrapped up Running Remote — a conference where I met some of the brilliant humans I previously only knew as pixels on a screen (cc Sarah…
Just wrapped up Running Remote — a conference where I met some of the brilliant humans I previously only knew as pixels on a screen (cc Sarah…
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Was really great connecting with Neil Crofts Rachel Kochany Angela Dellar PCC Bretton Putter Nicola Neal-Smith about Exec Team Alignment (…
Was really great connecting with Neil Crofts Rachel Kochany Angela Dellar PCC Bretton Putter Nicola Neal-Smith about Exec Team Alignment (…
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