The employer-employee relationship is broken. Managers face a seemingly impossible dilemma: You can’t afford to offer lifetime employment. But you can’t build a lasting, innovative business when everyone acts like a free agent. The solution: Stop thinking of employees as family or free agents, and start thinking of them as allies on a tour of duty.
Co-authored by Reid Hoffman, founder/chairman of LinkedIn, and Ben Casnocha and Chris Yeh, The Alliance teaches managers how to recruit, manage, and retain the entrepreneurial employees your business needs to succeed in the networked age.
This deck is a visual summary of our book: http://amzn.to/1kWQB4j
The "tour of duty" is the way you organize the Alliance at work. In this context, a tour of duty represents a commitment by employer and employee to a specific mission of finite duration. We see this approach as a way to incorporate some of the advantages from both lifetime employment and free agency. Like lifetime employment, the tour of duty allows employers and employees to build trust and mutual investment; like free agency, it preserves the flexibility that both employers and employees need to adapt to a rapidly changing world.
As the war for top talent is at an all-time high, our need for capable teammates to lighten our load has hit the "yesterday is too late" warning level, and our own desire to get much more out of our career trajectories is somewhere between red and white-hot, a simple question is rarely answered correctly: what are we to do to find the right people and to stand out ourselves?
While the traditional resume has been enhanced by better design techniques (infographics! Presi! personal websites!) and smartly maintained social presences, these mediums can (still) be too easily manipulated in the applicant's favor—just like that supposedly objective reference call that gets made in the final stages of most hiring decisions.
The answer to finding the right talent and / or positioning ourselves better therefore can't be digital, analog, or even external. Rather, it comes down to one simple thing truth: professional excellence. Either you have it, or you need to work hard to achieve it.
This presentation contains practical, next-level tips to help you become the best version of your professional self (for job seekers) and help you better vett talent (for job hirers). Come away armed with the tactics you need to grow and nurture your skills, deliver world class work product, earn trust and respect, successfully collaborate, and generally take your game up a notch so you advance your career.
In commemoration of a year in print, we present the Startup of You in visual summary. The last year has continued to demonstrate how work and careers need a new entrepreneurial mindset for everyone, not just entrepreneurs.
9 things you need to do to build your dream teamNaomi Simson
Whether it is on a sporting field, in your office or at a pub trivia
night, we all know a dream team when we see one. They share
certain unmistakable qualities that have the power to make
magic happen and success seem so attainable.
CEO Glenn Elliott's User Manual : A solution for poor employee trust?Reward Gateway
Inspired by a talk by Adam Bryant at the NY Times New Work Summit in 2016, our CEO, Glenn, produced his own "user manual" explaining what he values and believes in. He's exploring whether openness and communications between leadership and a company an help to bridge the employee trust gap. According to the 2016 Edelman Trust Barometer, half of employees think it is important that their CEO exhibits highly ethical behavior but only 25% believe that they see it.
It's another experiment in Glenn's ongoing project of being an accountable, honest, transparent and open leader. He'd love your thoughts and feedback and there are links in the slides.
9 Unique Traits of High-Performing TeamsWeekdone.com
What are the unique traits that separate high-performers from low-performers? Find out and build your own High-Performance Team that is highly focused on goals and achieve superior business results.
Top 10 Learnings Growing to (Almost) $10 Million ARR: Leo's presentation at S...Buffer
Our COO Leo Widrich spoke at the SaaStr Annual conference on February 9, 2016 and shared some lessons that have helped Buffer grow. The tips range across product, marketing, and general work culture!
11 Stats You Didn’t Know About Employee RecognitionOfficevibe
Recognizing employees is one of the most overlooked facets of managements that even great leaders sometimes forget about. Without a good employee recognition strategy, people will feel unappreciated and build up stress.
In fact, the number 1 reason why most Americans leave their jobs is that they don’t feel appreciated . The last thing you want is to have high employee turnover because of poor employee recognition.
Officevibe put together some incredible statistics about employee recognition.
Read more on Officevibe blog:
https://www.officevibe.com/blog/employee-recognition-infographic
Learn more about Officevibe, the simplest tool for a greater workplace:
https://www.officevibe.com/
Follow us on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/officevibe
As the war for top talent is at an all-time high, our need for capable teammates to lighten our load has hit the "yesterday is too late" warning level, and our own desire to get much more out of our career trajectories is somewhere between red and white-hot, a simple question is rarely answered correctly: what are we to do to find the right people and to stand out ourselves?
While the traditional resume has been enhanced by better design techniques (infographics! Presi! personal websites!) and smartly maintained social presences, these mediums can (still) be too easily manipulated in the applicant's favor—just like that supposedly objective reference call that gets made in the final stages of most hiring decisions.
The answer to finding the right talent and / or positioning ourselves better therefore can't be digital, analog, or even external. Rather, it comes down to one simple thing truth: professional excellence. Either you have it, or you need to work hard to achieve it.
This presentation contains practical, next-level tips to help you become the best version of your professional self (for job seekers) and help you better vett talent (for job hirers). Come away armed with the tactics you need to grow and nurture your skills, deliver world class work product, earn trust and respect, successfully collaborate, and generally take your game up a notch so you advance your career.
In commemoration of a year in print, we present the Startup of You in visual summary. The last year has continued to demonstrate how work and careers need a new entrepreneurial mindset for everyone, not just entrepreneurs.
9 things you need to do to build your dream teamNaomi Simson
Whether it is on a sporting field, in your office or at a pub trivia
night, we all know a dream team when we see one. They share
certain unmistakable qualities that have the power to make
magic happen and success seem so attainable.
CEO Glenn Elliott's User Manual : A solution for poor employee trust?Reward Gateway
Inspired by a talk by Adam Bryant at the NY Times New Work Summit in 2016, our CEO, Glenn, produced his own "user manual" explaining what he values and believes in. He's exploring whether openness and communications between leadership and a company an help to bridge the employee trust gap. According to the 2016 Edelman Trust Barometer, half of employees think it is important that their CEO exhibits highly ethical behavior but only 25% believe that they see it.
It's another experiment in Glenn's ongoing project of being an accountable, honest, transparent and open leader. He'd love your thoughts and feedback and there are links in the slides.
9 Unique Traits of High-Performing TeamsWeekdone.com
What are the unique traits that separate high-performers from low-performers? Find out and build your own High-Performance Team that is highly focused on goals and achieve superior business results.
Top 10 Learnings Growing to (Almost) $10 Million ARR: Leo's presentation at S...Buffer
Our COO Leo Widrich spoke at the SaaStr Annual conference on February 9, 2016 and shared some lessons that have helped Buffer grow. The tips range across product, marketing, and general work culture!
11 Stats You Didn’t Know About Employee RecognitionOfficevibe
Recognizing employees is one of the most overlooked facets of managements that even great leaders sometimes forget about. Without a good employee recognition strategy, people will feel unappreciated and build up stress.
In fact, the number 1 reason why most Americans leave their jobs is that they don’t feel appreciated . The last thing you want is to have high employee turnover because of poor employee recognition.
Officevibe put together some incredible statistics about employee recognition.
Read more on Officevibe blog:
https://www.officevibe.com/blog/employee-recognition-infographic
Learn more about Officevibe, the simplest tool for a greater workplace:
https://www.officevibe.com/
Follow us on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/officevibe
According to Juliet (Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet), a name should mean nothing, but for a startup, it’s a completely different story. Choosing a name for your startup can be one of the most important decisions you make in the beginning, and for a good reason: it is the most impactful choices you’ll take. That’s why it is pretty common, that startups before getting product-market fit change their names a couple times. Unfortunately, not every startup gets enough time and they realize too late that they chose a lame name. But what is in a name?
Leaders have the responsibility and challenge to create an environment of respect, productivity and complete all the work they must do. There are eight qualities that are common among leaders who are able to accomplish these things.
Design for Startups - Build Better Products, Not More FeaturesVitaly Golomb
Pre-order Vitaly's book "Accelerated Startup – The New Business School" http://golomb.net/book
Apple owes the title of the world’s most valuable company to its genius in design. Good design is never accidental and at the core of a successful product is an elegant solution to a painful problem. Design has earned a very important seat at the table with today’s companies especially in the world of software and apps. In this highly engaging presentation, Vitaly covers principles and business value of good design, design disciplines, how to hire and work with designers, and the design success formula.
Zero to 100 - Part 7: The Role of the CEODavid Skok
Zero to 100 is a learning program from David Skok. It is a detailed instruction manual for how to take your startup from zero to $100m, with a particular focus on the area of building a go-to-market machine. So many of today’s founders come from a product or technical background, and have never been involved with sales and marketing. Right after starting their venture, they are hit with the huge problem of how to build their go-to-market organization and processes. It breaks the journey down into 9 steps, and explains why it is crucial not to skip steps in this journey in the rush to get ahead. The major emphasis of the course focuses on building a repeatable, scalable and profitable growth machine. Once you have that in place, you are ready to hit the gas and scale like crazy.
To see videos of the presentations, click here: https://www.forentrepreneurs.com/matrix-growth-academy-zero-to-100-videos/
How to Build an Authentic, Winning CultureO.C. Tanner
Ann Rhoades, workplace culture guru and founder of People Ink, shares her insights into building a strong, authentic culture to attract and retain top talent.
Appreciation Inspiration: Tips, Quotes, and Insights for Celebrating Employee...O.C. Tanner
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Exemplary leaders can make a profoundly positive difference in workplace performance. An analysis of nearly two million participants of the Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI) shows that a leader's actions contribute more to commitment, loyalty, motivation, and productivity than any other single variable. Learn more about the many ways strong leadership can positively impact any organization.
10 Shocking Stats About Disengaged EmployeesOfficevibe
Here are 10 shocking stats about employee engagement that our researchers have found. This infographic shows all that's wrong with disengaged employees.
Read more on Officevibe Blog:
https://www.officevibe.com/blog/disengaged-employees-infographic
Download the most comprehensive guide to having engaged employees:
http://officevi.be/employee-engagement-guide
Use these 22 simple ways to boost job satisfaction:
http://officevi.be/job-satisfaction-guide
Kiwi SaaS Metrics That Matter 2023^LLJ r2.2.pdfssuser62db4d1
Slides from a presentation I gave at KiwiSaaS 2023 entitled Metrics That Matter in 2023. This presentation discusses the change in the financing environment, how companies can respond to it, and the key metrics that I think will matter in 2023 and 2024 to securing additional funding rounds.
What is great company culture? Free food? Extra vacation? Flexible hours? More than $720 million is spent on engagement every year, yet only 30% of the workforce is actively engaged. That’s because it takes more than “stuff” to truly engage team members.
Check out our ‘Creating a Magnetic Culture’ webinar presentation with HR strategist, writer and speaker, Laurie Ruettimann, to:
– Uncover how to give your team members real meaning in their jobs … no matter where they are in the employee life cycle
– Define what it means to have a “magnetic” culture and how to build it by design, not by default
– Get actionable tips on how to create an engaging culture from companies like Texas Roadhouse and Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams
– Discover which “perks” can actually drive record sales and continued growth
– Learn how a meaningful culture gives you a competitive edge to attract and retain top talent
Some think working remotely is a terrible setting that takes control away and let's employees stay at home and be useless. Others find that remote work increases overall productivity and lowers the need to micromanage.
And both sides might be correct as remote work, like all other structures, work really well for some and make others crazy.
The only thing that we can say for certain is that telecommuting is increasingly popular and there are problems you need to face to make it work.
Three business basics to always remember! People don't care about your brand. They care about what you can do for them. Back to basics... Give people what they want, do it consistently and do it better than your competition.
As a leader, you spend a lot of your time making sure that your team is working well together. Here are the secrets that every manager should know to make your team successful.
Subscribe to our free 11-day email course on HOW TO BE A BETTER LEADER:
http://officevi.be/29Sx4bK
Read more on employee engagement on Officevibe blog:
https://www.officevibe.com/blog
4 Ways to Communicate Compensation That Drive Strategic OutcomesBambooHR
Compensation is one topic that we can be unsure how to communicate. This webinar shares important research on the why communicating compensation correctly is so important and how to do it so that it drives strategic outcomes.
The Uncomfortable Truth of Why Teams FailNeil Patel
What would you do if someone took credit for all your work, would you confront him or her risking a confrontation or not say anything at all, which would build up resentment?
It’s a surprising fact the reason why most new businesses fail is not because of product/market fit, finances or using the wrong technology, it’s because the team members do not get on with each other.
10 Best Practices of a Best Company to Work ForO.C. Tanner
What does it take to be named a Best Company to Work for by FORTUNE magazine? For starters, a winning culture, collaboration, and creating an environment for learning and growth. Take a look at these slides for more ideas!
Here’s a book summary on the changing nature of the employer-employee relationship.
It suggests a different way of thinking about this relationship – make it an Alliance.
According to Juliet (Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet), a name should mean nothing, but for a startup, it’s a completely different story. Choosing a name for your startup can be one of the most important decisions you make in the beginning, and for a good reason: it is the most impactful choices you’ll take. That’s why it is pretty common, that startups before getting product-market fit change their names a couple times. Unfortunately, not every startup gets enough time and they realize too late that they chose a lame name. But what is in a name?
Leaders have the responsibility and challenge to create an environment of respect, productivity and complete all the work they must do. There are eight qualities that are common among leaders who are able to accomplish these things.
Design for Startups - Build Better Products, Not More FeaturesVitaly Golomb
Pre-order Vitaly's book "Accelerated Startup – The New Business School" http://golomb.net/book
Apple owes the title of the world’s most valuable company to its genius in design. Good design is never accidental and at the core of a successful product is an elegant solution to a painful problem. Design has earned a very important seat at the table with today’s companies especially in the world of software and apps. In this highly engaging presentation, Vitaly covers principles and business value of good design, design disciplines, how to hire and work with designers, and the design success formula.
Zero to 100 - Part 7: The Role of the CEODavid Skok
Zero to 100 is a learning program from David Skok. It is a detailed instruction manual for how to take your startup from zero to $100m, with a particular focus on the area of building a go-to-market machine. So many of today’s founders come from a product or technical background, and have never been involved with sales and marketing. Right after starting their venture, they are hit with the huge problem of how to build their go-to-market organization and processes. It breaks the journey down into 9 steps, and explains why it is crucial not to skip steps in this journey in the rush to get ahead. The major emphasis of the course focuses on building a repeatable, scalable and profitable growth machine. Once you have that in place, you are ready to hit the gas and scale like crazy.
To see videos of the presentations, click here: https://www.forentrepreneurs.com/matrix-growth-academy-zero-to-100-videos/
How to Build an Authentic, Winning CultureO.C. Tanner
Ann Rhoades, workplace culture guru and founder of People Ink, shares her insights into building a strong, authentic culture to attract and retain top talent.
Appreciation Inspiration: Tips, Quotes, and Insights for Celebrating Employee...O.C. Tanner
This Employee Appreciation Day, inspire greatness in your employees with these tips, quotes and insights on recognition, appreciation and employee engagement.
Exemplary leaders can make a profoundly positive difference in workplace performance. An analysis of nearly two million participants of the Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI) shows that a leader's actions contribute more to commitment, loyalty, motivation, and productivity than any other single variable. Learn more about the many ways strong leadership can positively impact any organization.
10 Shocking Stats About Disengaged EmployeesOfficevibe
Here are 10 shocking stats about employee engagement that our researchers have found. This infographic shows all that's wrong with disengaged employees.
Read more on Officevibe Blog:
https://www.officevibe.com/blog/disengaged-employees-infographic
Download the most comprehensive guide to having engaged employees:
http://officevi.be/employee-engagement-guide
Use these 22 simple ways to boost job satisfaction:
http://officevi.be/job-satisfaction-guide
Kiwi SaaS Metrics That Matter 2023^LLJ r2.2.pdfssuser62db4d1
Slides from a presentation I gave at KiwiSaaS 2023 entitled Metrics That Matter in 2023. This presentation discusses the change in the financing environment, how companies can respond to it, and the key metrics that I think will matter in 2023 and 2024 to securing additional funding rounds.
What is great company culture? Free food? Extra vacation? Flexible hours? More than $720 million is spent on engagement every year, yet only 30% of the workforce is actively engaged. That’s because it takes more than “stuff” to truly engage team members.
Check out our ‘Creating a Magnetic Culture’ webinar presentation with HR strategist, writer and speaker, Laurie Ruettimann, to:
– Uncover how to give your team members real meaning in their jobs … no matter where they are in the employee life cycle
– Define what it means to have a “magnetic” culture and how to build it by design, not by default
– Get actionable tips on how to create an engaging culture from companies like Texas Roadhouse and Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams
– Discover which “perks” can actually drive record sales and continued growth
– Learn how a meaningful culture gives you a competitive edge to attract and retain top talent
Some think working remotely is a terrible setting that takes control away and let's employees stay at home and be useless. Others find that remote work increases overall productivity and lowers the need to micromanage.
And both sides might be correct as remote work, like all other structures, work really well for some and make others crazy.
The only thing that we can say for certain is that telecommuting is increasingly popular and there are problems you need to face to make it work.
Three business basics to always remember! People don't care about your brand. They care about what you can do for them. Back to basics... Give people what they want, do it consistently and do it better than your competition.
As a leader, you spend a lot of your time making sure that your team is working well together. Here are the secrets that every manager should know to make your team successful.
Subscribe to our free 11-day email course on HOW TO BE A BETTER LEADER:
http://officevi.be/29Sx4bK
Read more on employee engagement on Officevibe blog:
https://www.officevibe.com/blog
4 Ways to Communicate Compensation That Drive Strategic OutcomesBambooHR
Compensation is one topic that we can be unsure how to communicate. This webinar shares important research on the why communicating compensation correctly is so important and how to do it so that it drives strategic outcomes.
The Uncomfortable Truth of Why Teams FailNeil Patel
What would you do if someone took credit for all your work, would you confront him or her risking a confrontation or not say anything at all, which would build up resentment?
It’s a surprising fact the reason why most new businesses fail is not because of product/market fit, finances or using the wrong technology, it’s because the team members do not get on with each other.
10 Best Practices of a Best Company to Work ForO.C. Tanner
What does it take to be named a Best Company to Work for by FORTUNE magazine? For starters, a winning culture, collaboration, and creating an environment for learning and growth. Take a look at these slides for more ideas!
Here’s a book summary on the changing nature of the employer-employee relationship.
It suggests a different way of thinking about this relationship – make it an Alliance.
5 Workplace Trends that are Creating a Great Place to WorkO.C. Tanner
What are five actions that will make your office a great place to work? Implementing these workplace trends will form great leaders that create a workplace environment full of trust, pride, and camaraderie.
How To Keep Good Staff From Leaving | The Seven Reasons Employees Leave and H...The Pathway Group
How To Keep Good Staff From Leaving | The Seven Reasons Employees Leave and How To Counteract It!
For more business advice visit: www.pathwaygroup.co.uk
call: 0121 707 0550 or e-mail: info@pathwaygroup.co.uk
Understanding the core attributes that help you excel in any workplace.
1. Ability: the volume of things you can DO.
2. Capacity: the volume of things you actually DO.
This takes you on a journey of all the possible things you need to imbibe internally and demonstrate externally to move ahead in your career.
This presentation was prepared by me for providing training to the employees of Unique Contracting Co. LLC on "Work Ethic". Unique Contracting Co. LLC is a construction company based in Muscat, Oman. It is owned and managed by the Limbani Family of Gujarat (Republic of India).
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The Employer Branding Thingamajig - By Neha AsthanaNeha Asthana
Hop on to the Employer Brand Wagon before it becomes your Noah's ark! It is your company’s resume / introduction to all prospective future employees as also a brand mission statement to all internal employees. About how prospective/future employees of your company identify, perceive, recall & appreciate your company value as an employer of choice.
Ask what they want out of work and Consider Each Employee’s Age and Life Stage to motivate employee moral toward work.American power and gas describe here tip to Motivate Employees at workplace.
78. Provide a structure for
an employee to take on
a series of personally
MEANINGFUL MISSIONS.
79. Tours of duty encourage your employees to
build A LONG-TERM CAREER at your company.
80. • Should an employee talk to me about
other job offers he’s receiving?
• What’s the only way you can retain
an entrepreneurial employee?
• How do I align an employee’s values and
career aspirations with the company’s?
• Should all employees be welcome
to the firm alumni network?
THERE ARE MANY MORE STRATEGIES…
…THAT ARE COVERED IN THE BOOK.
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An argument that
we need a new way
of doing business.
And a blueprint
for how to do it.