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How to Help Managers Become More Strategic

Let's Grow Leaders

We found that a strategic approach to leadership was, on average, 10 times more important to the perception of effectiveness than other behaviors studied. Oh yeah, and be sure to give the “friends” a few strategic action items for follow-up. If you’re meetings are strategic, this is a real eye-opener.

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The Prisoner’s (Hedge Fund) Dilemma

CO2

He arrived at this information from one of his employees, who gave him up after his arrest. They follow the game theory as outlined in the Prisoner’s Dilemma –where as long as both prisoners accused of a crime stay silent, they both receive the least punishment. The game may be up for SAC.

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Success is not a zero-sum game

Lead on Purpose

In games like chess , one person wins and the other loses. Life in the business world at times feels like a zero-sum game. As you move up the ladder of success the number of positions decreases and the pressure to succeed increases. Overcoming selfishness is critical to effective leadership.

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How to Make Unlimited Vacation Time Work at Your Company

Harvard Business Review

The slide deck itself was viewed over 11 million times, and newspapers around the globe picked it up. Instead, it’s a means to gauge whether or not employees trust leadership, which starts with leaders trusting employees. Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg called the deck the most important document ever to come out of Silicon Valley.