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Why “coding” is the wrong word.
Filing in the People First ācorporate speak adopted by people without thinkingā bucket.
On a recent podcast, Foursquare founder Dennis Crowley said that Retailers want help in driving people to their stores.
This needed to be called out.
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Nice little contribution to the Instagram world today … of course a lot more meaning behind the thinking can be found at People First
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The People First Business Equation is built through the relationships and interactions between 8 pillars Ć¢ĀĀ¦ Identity, Data, Technology, Language, Learning, Work, Commerce and Value.
Missed this at the time
Fiverr acquires ClearVoice to double down on content marketing
… but if that is not the clearest indicator of this People First Tenet - then I do not know what is.
The Pain Of Boiling An Ocean
Sometimes the task in front of me seems to be so large and never
I wouldn't normally link to something like this - at least not on this blog - but this morning I also happened to catch Rob Long's Martini Shot Podcast ... a 'shot' in the arm over a few minutes. It's the one dated August 21st that I want you to listen to. Sage advice and not far off from what I was writing about in this week's newsletter and then seeing this ... well 'put up or shut up' as they say.
Employee Experience and Motivation
At Booming Toptal, No Stock for Employees or Investors
I mean none - 100% owned by Taso Du Val and I assume none by all the rest on this page.
As Toptalās Chief Executive Officer, Taso manages Toptalās core team of hundreds of team members distributed throughout the world, with a focus on innovation. Since Toptal was founded in 2010, Taso has led it to become the largest high-skilled, on-demand talent network in the world. Taso serves on the board of multiple organizations, advising on talent strategy and innovation for Fortune 100s and nonprofits. Taso has guest lectured at Harvard Business School, Wharton, and Oxford on talent management and entrepreneurship.
Toptal's Web Site
Anyway, what he does and how he runs his business is - well - his business. But it got me to wondering ... what he is advising those other companies to do when it comes to employee engagement? Employee motivation?
From where I sit, these words resonate;
Questionnaire
It a little more political than the usual People First fayre - but the fact is everything ... everything ... is becoming political in these times. So, why not.
Want to improve older Americansā lives? Try giving them free Lyft rides
All good - but why (member of the shareholder economy) Lyft ?
The ‘sharing economy’ should be about us all sharing.
Anyone can give a free lift to anyone else, they just donāt typically think about it.
'Fitting In' Might Be All Bullshit
Itās easy enough to carry a Legal and General umbrella in a sea of ābankers black umbrellasā, itās a very different proposition to take a more meaningful stand against the status quo.
Shareholder First
Leading US bosses drop shareholder-first principle.
As the article opens ...
"The real test will be in deeds not words."
Have to say until action - and I mean real action - this jury is out!
Read the opinion by Larry Elliott in The Guardian
Watching. I donāt think People First has won just yet!
People First - What Next
I have a schedule of material that I am working on, but what would you like to read about next? What drives you to read this weekly missive? What topics are you most interested in reading about. Learning about?
Content
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Content is a horrible, generic, cheap, āanything will doā kind of word. Which is why it has no value.
STOP using their words to describe OUR work. OUR soul. OUR beliefs. Our passion. OUR effort.
START using our words to describe OUR work. OUR soul. OUR beliefs. Our passion. OUR effort.