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Prompt, Precise Performance Reviews

Tony Mayo

With difficult employees, you may need to increase the pressure, particularly if they consistently fail to meet goals. An added benefit of the reports is that no goal will be overlooked for long without action being taken. Establish a deadline for implementing the action plan. Schedule another meeting immediately after the deadline.

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How VC John Doerr Sets (and Achieves) Goals

Harvard Business Review

Since joining Kleiner Perkins in 1980, venture capitalist John Doerr has helped fund Intuit, Amazon, Google, Twitter, and a host of other well-known tech companies. Many of them utilize a goal-setting system Doerr calls “OKR,” for “objectives” and “key results.” Commitment is third.

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How the Most Successful Teams Bridge the Strategy-Execution Gap

Harvard Business Review

” In their seminal HBR piece , Paul Leinwand, Cesare Mainardi, and Art Kleiner outlined what senior leaders must do to close the strategy-to-execution gap. translating a high-level vision into clear actionable goals). As the Japanese proverb goes, “Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.”

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The Best Entrepreneurs Are Missionaries, Not Mercenaries

Harvard Business Review

The big news in the venture capital world is that John Doerr, legendary partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, is moving into a new role as the firm’s first chair, where he’ll be what he describes as a “player coach” to support the firm’s next generation of leaders.

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Should Everyone Be Allowed to Invest in Private Tech Companies?

Harvard Business Review

His stated goal is enabling small investors to get access to alternative high-quality investments, such as in private tech companies like Uber and AirBnB. The SEC Chairman recently announced a policy initiative to enable the ordinary investors to invest in private companies.

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Successful Startups Don’t Make Money Their Primary Mission

Harvard Business Review

People outside Silicon Valley are often puzzled by the apparent contradiction between the idea of companies having missions and the goal of big returns for investors. There’s no faster way to achieve your lofty goals. ” Of course, if you’re not breathing, it doesn’t much matter what your purpose in life is. .”

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Why Subtle Bias Is So Often Worse than Blatant Discrimination

Harvard Business Review

This reality was highlighted recently when Ellen Pao lost her case against her former employer , venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. Efforts to reduce bias must pair increasing awareness with behavioral goals and strategies. Finally, subtle discrimination is damaging because there is little or no legal recourse.