Things always change. It’s always been that way. The 1st telegraph was likely more shocking to people than anything Elon says today. Today’s environment seems to be more conceptual in ways. How does today’s news impact your brand, hiring and selling your products? Here are a few top issues I found from reviewing many different…
Caterpillar has certain gone through a lot of change recently. Once a dog, now a sophisticated company. What happened? Take a look at mindset if leaders who joined the company (and left). I am looking at 2012 to 2022 becuase we can connect 10k/q statements, financials to leadership mindsets. Hiring the right mindset can drive…
Twitter is in the news these days. Elon is ____ to Twitter. We found a way to map language density of certain words to computed mindset values. Mindsets are the established set of attitudes held by someone. Another definition is is a series of self-perceptions or beliefs people hold about oneself. These determine behavior, outlook…
In some cases, maybe sort of. But would you bet hiring a leadership team of Fred or a team of Clayton Christensen and Jeff Bezos types? I think of it as playing a hand in poker. Some hands may win but some hands always win. The analogy breaks down on on key point. Hiring leadership…
I would rather complain about Facebook then have to look at Mark Zuckerberg’s letter to the 11,000 employees he just let go. It’s a sad day when technology is not meeting the market. For all those employees, I have a feeling there’s a bright future after they adjust to the insanity they face today. These…
Salesforce announced approximately 1,000 employees will be laid off. That’s +/-1.3% Not much if you are still employed. But is this the end? Net income, revenue and employee count from 2011 to 2021 have proven Salesforce is truly a well run company. As the company grew, changes in leadership improved consistently. Iykyk: The big thinkers…
I really don’t like writing negative stories. Much of my early career was built on Intel chips (with an occasional amd ). Those old days of sitting in front of a desktop. Then a laptop. Thank goodness for AndyGrove and the team at Intel. If progress had been a lot slower, where would your career…
In business, we talk a lot about how logic and strategy are key determinants of success. Yet, we barely speak of the importance of emotional intelligence (EQ) to organizations. Emotional intelligence is an ability that involves managing emotions and handling interpersonal conditions. People with emotional intelligence have the capacity to regulate and become aware of…
People run businesses. They are the ones who program, create AI, create products and services. It’s a requirement of a business to hire people who can create customers. There are people with mindsets that play integral roles in the business interlocking with one another, complimentary to each others capabilities. Companies that do a good job…
Through my work as a 20+ year business consultant and tech leader, I recognized the critical importance of understanding the psychological makeup of an organization in order to optimize performance and drive success. To that end, I combined search engine technology with large-scale digital psychology to create a powerful set of tools that enable me…