I have long looked to Salesforce as both the pioneer and the exemplary north star for all SaaS companies from a business perspective. In fact, one of the startups I worked for years ago as a founding member unabashedly copied several of the core business models of Salesforce. I will Read more…
This is something that many people have recommended over the years, and I figured I would finally knock this off my list. I will say I was pleasantly surprised at some of the content, while at the same time not so much with some of the other anecdotes and “principles.” Read more…
The Infinite Game is the latest from Simon Sinek, and as far as I’m concerned it picks up exactly where he left off with Leaders Eat Last. This is a continuation of the leadership philosophy that began with Start With Why many years ago and continues to be the passion Read more…
Imagine a world where almost everyone wakes up inspired to go to work, feels trusted and valued during the day, then returns home feeling fulfilled. This is not a crazy, idealized notion. Today, in many successful organizations, great leaders create environments in which people naturally work together to do remarkable things.
I heard a story about a former Under Secretary of Defense who gave a speech at a large conference. He took his place on the stage and began talking, sharing his prepared remarks with the audience. He paused to take a sip of coffee from the Styrofoam cup he’d brought on stage with him. He took another sip, looked down at the cup and smiled.
“When it comes to standards, as a leader, it’s not what you preach, it’s what you tolerate.” p.54 A colleague of mine suggested this book after I used the analogy of leading multiple battle-fronts. Upon doing so he recommended I read Extreme Ownership, which literally covers exactly that. This is a Read more…
Recently I was encouraged to read Primed to Perform by Neel Doshi, and Lindsay McGregor, and I could not have been more delighted. The style of writing fits precisely with my learning style of essentially teaching by example. The case studies and examples are compelling and the data yields tremendous value that I found to be directly and immediately applicable to my daily work life; and to a lesser extent also with how to help my kids be more successful too.
Something I heard in a meeting yesterday resonated with me on a core level; particularly given my head first dive into microservices, “the cloud” and everything in between.
We hear it every day, and generally from everyone; communication is key! It’s almost a cliche at this point yet it remains universal, especially in technology. The more complex your projects become the more important the communication within the team and across teams becomes. After all, we all hate repeating Read more…
By now surely most people have heard of or read Elon Musk’s internal memo to Tesla employees regarding discounts. I wanted to not only echo that here, but offer a few additional comments about my own experiences and how this sentiment translates to software. …it is absolutely vital that we adhere Read more…