by Brad Herbert | Jan 12, 2015 | Development
First Round Review has a case study on Amazon’s efforts to raise the proverbial quality bar of each of its employees. It’s a good read because it offers a reasonable process and gives a great example of hiring for cultural fit. Here’s my favourite...
by Brad Herbert | Jan 11, 2015 | Development
Growing as a person means growing your self-awareness; it’s a critical element of emotional intelligence or the ability to read others’ feelings and adjust accordingly. In addition to working with a coach to help you gain clarity on who you are and what...
by Brad Herbert | Nov 9, 2014 | Development
How Google Works from Eric Schmidt Check out the SlideShare from Eric Schmidt and Jonathan Rosenberg about how Google works, especially the piece on planning your culture early and actually structuring the way your company works around those values in very specific,...
by Brad Herbert | Oct 31, 2014 | Development
Linda Ray at Brainwaves For Leaders just wrote a great post on brain friendly tips for facilitation, with a link to tips on presentations. These are very easy and leverage the latest in brain research showing how you can minimize threat responses and work with...
by Brad Herbert | Oct 30, 2014 | Development, Recruitment
I am really enjoying Sam Altman’s Stanford course “How to Start A Start-Up” and thought this session was relevant to any entrepreneur who needs to think about (a) building the product / service while (b) also building her/his company while (c) also...
