The Secret to a Great Planning Process - Lessons from Airbnb and Eventbrite
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The Secret to a Great Planning Process - Lessons from Airbnb and Eventbrite
“Almost always, when I look at a team or project at a larger org trying to make a decision with differences in opinions, the root of those differences almost always starts with shared context,” Weiss says. “Or lack thereof.”
The first step to identifying if your team is lacking shared context is to ask yourself a series of questions, Weiss says. “D... See more
The first step to identifying if your team is lacking shared context is to ask yourself a series of questions, Weiss says. “D... See more
How to Take Bigger, Bolder Product Bets — Lessons From Slack’s Chief Product Officer
EMPOWERED: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Products (Silicon Valley Product Group)
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Start with an ambitious, high-potential idea, but challenging and full of ambiguities — the rough shape of a nascent great idea. It typically isn’t new, but solves many problems in a simpler, more intuitive way. It ignites people’s curiosity and self-motivation. At the end, it should seem “obvious” so that others want to copy, because there aren’t ... See more
Notion – The all-in-one workspace for your notes, tasks, wikis, and databases.
In a team setting, it’s impossible for a group of people to coordinate what needs to get done without spending time on it. The larger the team, the more time is needed. As talented as we are, mind reading is not a core human competency. We need to establish common values within our team for how we make decisions and respond to problems. For manager
... See moreJulie Zhuo • The Making of a Manager: What to Do When Everyone Looks to You
There is a balance between focusing too much on either the short term or the long term. The key to me is having two documents. The first—at Stripe, we’re calling them charters—articulates the long-term view of why this team or this product or this company exists, what its overarching strategy is, and what success would look like over even a three-t
... See moreElad Gil • High Growth Handbook: Scaling Startups From 10 to 10,000 People
Thinking strategically starts with reflection on the deepest nature of an undertaking and on the central challenges it poses. It develops with understanding of focus and timing. Focus means knowing where to place one’s attention. What is truly essential? What is secondary? What cannot be ignored without risking the success of the enterprise?
Art Kleiner • The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook: Strategies for Building a Learning Organization
