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 Independent
People who cheat on their partners more than twice as likely to engage workplace misconduct, study claims
3 min · · Researchers use data from Ashley Madison user exposure · Shared by 27
eslbuzz.com
50+ Plain-Language Substitutions for Wordy Phrases
2 min · · Below is the list of 50+ pain-language substitutions for wordy phrases in English. Plain language is writing designed to ensure the reader understands as quickly, easily, and completely as possible.
Forbes
WhatsApp Security Warning Over '1000GB Of Data' Message
2 min · · The WhatsApp messaging service is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year. It could be a very unhappy birthday for users as a security warning over "1000GB of data" message is issued. · Shared by 5
MIT Sloan Management Review
How Managers Can Help Workers Tackle Digital Distractions
4 min · · Managers can improve productivity by helping their teams avoid digital distractions. · Shared by 53, including Tom Connor, Niklaus Gerber, Katja Evertz, Andy Jankowski, Brian Solis, davidabrock, 瑞拿頭
Nielsen Norman Group
The Attention Economy
6 min · · Digital products are competing for users’ limited attention. The modern economy increasingly revolves around the human attention span and how products capture that attention. · Shared by 56, including UX Design Weekly, Rich, Oscar MacDonald, Michelle Boisson, Adrian Zumbrunnen
chiefmomofficer.org
The Worst Question You Get Asked When Applying For A Job (And What To Do Instead Of Answering) ~ Chief…
6 min · · Today I'm ranting about my least favorite question that gets asked too often during the job application process. I'll talk about why the question just isn't one an applicant can answer - and share…
Fast Company
Time management can actually ruin your productivity. Here’s why
3 min · · There’s a lot of pressure to schedule every minute of your day in the name of efficiency. According to entrepreneur Colin Darretta, that’s counterproductive. · Shared by 44, including Vikram Dutt, David Garner