Tag: servant leadership

22
Jun

The importance of servant leadership

Published by adil in Entrepreneurship 4 comments

The importance of servant leadership

Tweet Sometimes the concept of servant leadership doesn’t get enough attention. When it does, most people understand the buzz wordiness of it but not its actual meaning and somehow like it to the “Are you a maker or a manager?” question. The key to fully understanding servant leadership is captured in its subtlety. A lot of people who don’t appreciate the human side of life may think it’s just another “touchy-feely” concept that doesn’t mean → Read More

12
Jan

Stop trying to be the smartest person in the room

Published by adil in Entrepreneurship 1 comment

Tweet One of the most interesting things about hiring extremely talented people is that they, often times, have extremely large egos that come along with their talent.  Working on building a rapidly growing company has certainly opened my eyes to this interesting new reality.  I’ve been thinking a lot about how to coach around these kinds of characteristics recently.  While I am sure that I don’t have a perfect answer, I feel like I am → Read More

18
Oct

Your Culture Really is Your Brand

Published by adil in UX 1 comment

Tweet I read an interesting article titled “Brand Is Culture, Culture Is Brand”, which examined the relationship between the Human Resources and Marketing departments in an organization.  The premise of the piece is that, in the new paradigm of business, these two functions are intrinsically interlinked. I agree with many of the author’s points, and this is a principle I’ve always tried to employ in the businesses of which I am lucky enough to be → Read More