Being intentional about your startup culture will pay dividends
TL;DR Startup culture is what sets them apart from corporations and lets them build great products; it’s easy to maintain when the team...
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Lech Guzowski
- Nov 8, 2021
Belonging vs fitting in
Belonging is being somewhere where you want to be, and they want you there. Fitting in is being somewhere where you really want to be,...
Lech Guzowski
- Oct 25, 2021
Don't let it get this bad
There are many reasons why investing energy and time in your workplace culture is important. Not wanting this attitude to spread is one:...
Lech Guzowski
- Oct 18, 2021
The McGregor Paradox
In 1960 an MIT professor, Douglas McGregor, published The Human Side of Enterprise. In his book, McGregor described two theories...
Lech Guzowski
- Oct 11, 2021
Understanding and developing empathy
Empathy is an important quality that allows us to see the world from the perspective of another person. To achieve it, we are told,...
Lech Guzowski
- Oct 3, 2021
How-Wow-Pow-Chow
Here's a simple ritual you can start weekly with your team to create moments of human connection. It's great if you're remote or...
Lech Guzowski
- Sep 20, 2021
And if they stay?
CFO asks a CEO: What happens if we invest in developing our people and then they leave the company? CEO answers: What happens if we...
Lech Guzowski
- Sep 13, 2021
Death by PowerPoint*
Most people create their presentations in a very direct way: I have things to say, I will list them, slide by slide. It's (arguably)...
Lech Guzowski
- Sep 6, 2021
It's ok to...
It's ok to... have dodgy wifi stand, sit or lie down for meetings switch off your camera to have a stretch or an apple have pets,...
Lech Guzowski
- Aug 30, 2021
Coaching support matrix
Our teams are made up of individuals all of whom bring something different to the table. It is our job as leaders to get the best out of...