Culture Tag Archive

Don’t get disappointed about a staff when you were not specific about what you want in the first place

(Excerpt from The Road Less Stupid by Keith Cunningham) When we are disappointed with the performance of an employee, it’s always a result of an unmet expectation. All upsets are simply unmet expectations....

May 21, 2020| People Read More

Culture is not welfare. Culture is accountability and working in unison for a common objective.

(Excerpt from The Road Less Stupid by Keith Cunningham) The vast majority of business management teams—whether a publicly held Silicon Valley behemoth or a mom-and-pop Sioux Falls corner drugstore—have drunk the...

May 17, 2020| People Read More

The Head/Heart/Hands framework

(Extracted from My top essays/tweetstorms in 2019 on product/market fit, investing, KPIs, YouTubers, and more by Andrew Chen) The idea is that every work culture can be described as a pie chart of these three factors....

May 3, 2020| People Read More

Why are there more Indians than other Asian races as American companies’ CEOs?

(Extracted from The Economist 29 Feb 2020 edition) Some 11% of associates at American law firms are Asian, but only 3% of partners are. In technology Asians makeup over 30% of the workers but less than 15% of bosses. In...

March 7, 2020| Machiavellian, World Read More

Winning creates great culture, not the other way round

(Extracted from What I Believe Least by Morgan Housel) I believe companies can create amazing work cultures with intentional perks, autonomy, transparency, and mission. But it’s one of the things I believe least,...

January 19, 2020| People Read More

The airport test

(Extracted from Whatever It Takes by Stephen Schwarzman) When I interview people for Blackstone, I’m looking to understand whether an individual will fit our culture. At a minimum, this includes the airport test:...

November 10, 2019| People Read More

Cultural programming

(Extracted from Atomic Habits by James Clear) We don’t choose our earliest habits, we imitate them. We follow the script handed down by our friends and family, our church or school, our local community and...

October 8, 2019| Structure drives behaviour Read More

The Yin-Yang Balance of Status Quo and Innovation

(Excerpt from The Messy Middle by Scott Belsky) Typically, the type A “doers” on the team are the powerful antibodies that extinguish new ideas that put time lines and budgets at risk. In contrast, the wide-eyed...

September 8, 2019| People, Yin Yang Read More

How to shape culture

(Extracted from Hot Seat: The Startup CEO Guidebook by Dan Shapiro) Company cultures are echoes of their leadership, so if you are trying to lay the groundwork for the culture of your startup, you will need to...

September 8, 2019| People Read More

Company culture is defined by 4 things

(Extracted from Hot Seat: The Startup CEO Guidebook by Dan Shapiro) Most companies boast of their “company culture” thinking that it’s the thing that makes their company wonderful. It’s not. Most companies...

September 8, 2019| People Read More

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