Bing Gordon of Kleiner Perkins, on Influence vs. Power
Article debunking the myth of the first 100 days. Couldn’t agree more. The world I live in moves much quicker than that (tnx @rhymo)
Everyone is given a box of crayons in kindergarten
Great line by Hugh McLeod. Now, guess what the most important characteristic of future leaders is, according to 1500 CEO’s interviewed by IBM? Via @gapingvoid.
Management Lessons from Terry Leahy, CEO of Tesco
Found this one while browsing through my Google Doc archive. Via Ansgar John.
Source: sinaas.blogspot.com
John Doerr [the venture capitalist] sold me on this idea of O.K.R.’s, which stands for objectives and key results. It was developed at Intel and used at Google, and the idea is that the whole company and every group has one objective and three measurable key results, and if you achieve two of the three, you achieve your overall objective, and if you achieve all three, you’ve really killed it.
Corner Office - Mark Pincus - Every Worker Should Be C.E.O. of Something - Interview - NYTimes.com
Via Fred Wilson. Lots of interesting management techniques in there, very inspiring. Which one do you already apply? I counted one for myself ;-)
Source: The New York Times
