Adidas CEO Bjørn Gulden gave his phone number to all 60,000 employees. This bold move empowered the frontline, giving them a direct line to leadership and fostering valuable employee insights. Gulden’s strategy is a successful leadership approach, emphasizing the importance of ditching the ivory tower and actively engaging employees in problem-solving.
Taking outdated products end of life can dramatically transform engineering productivity, efficiency and output. Create a product retirement roadmap and follow best practices that will make the transition seamless and beneficial to customers.
Sunsetting Products without Scorching Customers: A CEO’s guide to smooth transitions Read More »
The Complaint: “The engineering team is too slow!” is a common cry from frustrated CEOs, and as someone who’s been a CTO, SVP of Engineering, and advisor to struggling scaleups, I’ve heard it plenty. However, focusing solely on increasing individual productivity is rarely the solution. Sometimes the answer is changing the organizational structure.
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Spotify’s announcement of a third round of layoffs, affecting around 1,500 employees, raises concerns about effective corporate restructuring strategies. While Wall Street reacted positively, with an 11% surge in Spotify’s shares, the decision invites us to question the efficacy of repeated layoffs as a solution to financial struggles.
Everyone fails sometimes. Successful individuals dust themselves off and start climbing again. How do they bounce back? Here are some tips.
