Why Netflix Doesn’t Tolerate Brilliant Jerks

by | Feb 9, 2017 | Uncategorized

What do you do when someone who is unquestionably brilliant is also a jerk? We all work with someone who is unquestionably brilliant. You know the type: the person who consistently comes up with great insights and ideas and who can cut to the quick far faster than...

The Error of Uniform Time Allocation

by | Feb 9, 2017 | Uncategorized

This article is excerpted from the book Great CEOs Are Lazy (Inc. Original Imprint, 2016) A lot of the mediocre and hardworking CEOs we have run into over the years are exceptionally good at what we call “peanut buttering.” When it comes to allocating their time to...

The Secret Ratio Great Leaders Use to Evaluate Talent

by | Feb 9, 2017 | Uncategorized

Great leaders focus in on what we can call the “Talk/Do” ratio. Put simply, they measure how much their employees talk and communicate compared to how much work they actually get done. How do you go about evaluating the talent in your organization? There are obviously...

Want to Win? Keep Your Strategy Short and Sweet

by | Feb 9, 2017 | Uncategorized

When it comes to communicating about your strategy with your organization, and ensuring you don’t out think it, the phrase to remember is: keep it short and sweet. Everyone who runs a successful business believes that they have the best people working for them. And...

The 1 Best Question to Use in an Interview

by | Feb 9, 2017 | Uncategorized

There is a single question that you can use to assess whether candidates understand the job and if they are A or C players. The secret to hiring your next great employee might come down to how someone answers a single question. And you won’t be asking what kind of...