First Round
How Design Thinking Transformed Airbnb from a Failing Startup to a Billion Dollar Business
5 min · · Airbnb Co-founder Joe Gebbia talks about the true meaning of being scrappy and being willing to do things that don't scale. · Shared by 30, including Dave, Dave de Céspedes, Dominik Grolimund
Fast Company
How We Got Our First 2,000 Users Doing Things That Don't Scale
5 min · · So you need a crowd to launch to. Here's the way we got one. · Shared by 106, including Tom Connor, Dominik Grolimund, Ricky Yean, Gabriele, Ryan Hoover, Thomas Power, hiten.eth, mary elisabeth, Niklaus Gerber, Chris Messina
FORTUNE
America’s CEOs Seek a New Purpose for the Corporation
Summary · 15+ min · · Putting the needs of shareholders above all else has been the leading aim of the US corporation for decades. The Business Roundtable, an influential association of the top bosses of America’s most noteworthy firms, is seeking to alter that singular focus. Alan Murray, head of Fortune magazine, pens a succinct yet wide-ranging look at what is prompting these executives to rethink capitalism’s mission, at a time in which employees, customers, suppliers and voters are demanding greater accountability from their leaders. Readers could regard this insightful analysis as a manifesto for corporate change. · Shared by 124, including rudolph regter, Mark Kaigwa, felix salmon, Thomas Power, Tiffani Bova, Jonathan Kogan, davidabrock, getAbstract, Marc Benioff, Gerd Leonhard
The Washington Post
Group of top CEOs says maximizing shareholder profits no longer can be the primary goal of corporations
6 min · · The new statement, released Monday by the Business Roundtable -- whose members are CEOs of America’s largest companies -- suggests balancing the needs of a company’s various constituencies and comes at a time of widening income inequality, rising expectations for corporate behavior and proposals from Democratic lawmakers that aim to restructure American capitalism. · Shared by 41, including luis antónio santos, Chris Gledhill, Deborah Blum, Philanthropy News Digest, Guy Kawasaki, Thomas Power
kortina.nyc
Principles for Radical Tax Reform and a Universal Dividend
12+ min · · Five Principles for Radical Tax Reform and a Universal Dividend · Shared by 11, including Tim O'Reilly, 👨🏻💻☕️
donorschoose.org
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and DonorsChoose.org Supporters Break Records for Classrooms
1 min · · Yesterday was a day for the record books in classrooms across America, thanks to the enthusiasm inspired by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and DonorsChoose.org community. Propelled by a 50% boost… · Shared by 26, including Tim O'Reilly, Tom Connor
The Atlantic
We Need a New Science of Progress
8 min · · Humanity needs to get better at knowing how to get better. · Shared by 641, including Jason Crawford, Ward Plunet, John Hagel, Bill Johnston, Balaji, Martina Pugliese, tylercowen, Tim O'Reilly, Howard Getson, Nir Eyal, Nathan Baschez 📧, Mark Kaigwa, vitalik.eth, sircharlsxavier, Nico Luchsinger, Max Roser, Yvette Dubel, Patrick Collison, Thomas Pleil, Andreas Staub
Fast Company
Five soft skills you need to be a better leader in 2020
4 min · · Everyone can be a leader at their own level. These are the top five soft skills you should start practicing immediately. · Shared by 43, including Gerrit Eicker, Kate Nasser, Thomas Wong, Maurizio Tondolo, 瑞拿頭, Niklaus Gerber
tablegroup.com
Watch Out for These Vulnerability Killers
3 min · · By now you’ve likely heard all about the importance of vulnerability. It’s the foundational behavior in Patrick Lencioni’s framework, and research from the likes of Brene Brown and Google continues to…
Entrepreneur
Leadership Techniques That Build Unstoppable Teams
4 min · · Former Navy SEAL and Perfect Fitness founder Alden Mills offers leadership insights into building teams that achieve success. · Shared by 25, including Ron McIntyre, Katie Mazzocco, Tom Connor
CMSWire.com
3 Management Mistakes That Hurt Remote Team Performance
3 min · · Common mistakes made when managing remote teams that decrease performance. · Shared by 16, including Neil Patel
Tobias van Schneider
The first tool we haven't adapted to
5 min · · As a small remote team working across creative disciplines, we depend on our tools to collaborate and get our work done. At some point, though, we began working for our tools instead of using tools… · Shared by 17, including Kunal Bhatia
Y Combinator
Mike Knoop on Product and Design Processes for Remote Teams with Kevin Hale
· Mike Knoop is cofounder and Chief Product Officer at Zapier, which was in the YC Summer 2012 batch. Kevin Hale is a Visiting Partner at YC. · Shared by 12, including Ryan Hoover
Buffer
A People Leader's Guide to Active Listening
6 min · · When I became a manager, I realized I needed to listen a lot more. This is my journey with active listening, and the exercises that have helped me improve. · Shared by 34, including Niklaus Gerber, René Pfitzner
Nautilus Magazine
To Persuade Someone, Look Emotional
6 min · · David Pizarro and his colleagues argue that emotional expression functions as a signal to others that you’ve incorporated feelings… · Shared by 42