I (and many others) write a lot about the responsibilities of the leader, and what we should be doing to better the lot of our teams and our companies. What I see a lot less written about is the responsibility of that team, of employees to the company. But if you are paid for work, […]
People and HR
Great companies don’t prioritise size over mojo – Bo Burlingham
Bo Burlingham‘s excellent book, “Small Giants“, charts the stories of companies for whom being great is more important than being big. In each case, the founders or CEOs faced very real choices between following tried and tested growth paths or doing something different and keeping their mojo. Sometimes, that meant rejecting mouth-watering exits. But they […]
The power of values for simplifying
Clear Values Simplify. Company values should do 3 things. Align: clear expectations make decisions easier and more delegatable; Attract: aligned customers, team members and investors; Inspire: creates a platform and belief for positive change. A while back, I was talking to a client about the role of values for his team. He’s one of the […]
Peter takes his values from Catholic school in Hungary to becoming Deepak Chopra’s digital partner in San Diego
Peter Tiszavolgyi’s company, Stylers Group, started with a couple of mates at uni in Budapest. It’s grown into a 50+ person company that is Deepak Chopra’s digital partner in San Diego. Not your typical trajectory from a recently ex-Communist country.In this episode of the Karmic Capitalist podcast, Peter shares some of the lessons which have […]
Hire the right people, and then trust them
People problems in companies tend to boil down to one of two things. Wrong people hired, or right people hired, but then not empowered. We need to both (1) hire the right people to bet on, and; (2) place our bet. Doing either of those well isn’t easy. But I see so many businesses ruin […]