Category: Leadership

Leadership is an insanely important discipline. Here you’ll find the thought, tools and tricks of the trade of great leaders.

  • Free Online Talk: Why Perks Don’t Work

    How do you create a happy workplace?

    For too many workplaces, the answer to that question begins and ends with perks. The list of possible perks that I have seen workplaces offer is nearly endless with things like gyms, massages, snacks, team events, nap pods, pizza parties, team building events, discount deals and yoga classes.

    These things can cost a lot of money and take a lot of time to organize so it really is a shame that they do not work. At all!

    In fact, when companies get them wrong, they often backfire and make employees less happy and motivated.

    In this free webinar I talked about:

    • Why most perks are doomed to fail from the outset
    • How perks sometimes backfire and make things worse
    • Why companies are so focused on them even though they don’t work
    • How to tell if your workplace’s perks are worth it
    • How to design perks that actually impact employees positively
  • Elon Musks Biggest Flaw That Is Killing Twitter

    Elon Musks Biggest Flaw That Is Killing Twitter

    Things have gone from bad to worse at twitter since Elon Musk bought the company three months ago. The problem is Elon. Some recent events have revealed Musk’s MOST fundamental flaw as a leader.

    In this video I want to talk about what that flaw is and how other business leaders can avoid making the same mistakes.

  • We NEED to break Americas addiction to layoffs!

    We NEED to break Americas addiction to layoffs!

    US companies LOVE layoffs – which is a shame because they hurt not only employees but also the company’s results – according to the research.

    See why layoffs are so bad and how to avoid them – because they’re not inevitable!

  • Does Musks twitter chaos hide a shady secret?

    Does Musks twitter chaos hide a shady secret?

    Musk first 3 weeks at twitter have been characterized by chaos and cruelty all around. But why? What purpose does the senseless abuse serve?

    In this video I argue that the only way it makes sense, is if Musk is trying to turn twitter into a compliant organization that will go along with anything Musk orders, no matter how shady or illegal.

  • 1 Week Into Musks Twitter Layoffs, It’s Even Worse Than I Thought

    1 Week Into Musks Twitter Layoffs, It’s Even Worse Than I Thought

    It’s been a week since Elon Musk’s MASSIVE layoffs at twitter and it is even worse than everyone thought – chaotic, unfair and dehumanizing.

    In this video I talk about:

    1. What went wrong
    2. What Musk should have done
    3. Whether he can fix it

  • Musk’s twitter layoffs are destined to fail. Here’s why.

    Musk’s twitter layoffs are destined to fail. Here’s why.

    Elon Musk has laid off half  of twitter’s employees. It won’t have the results he’s hoping for. Here’s why.

  • The 5 New Rules Of Productivity

    The 5 New Rules Of Productivity

    Most workplaces COMPLETELY misunderstand productivity.

    They’re stuck in an industrial-age mindset that is outdated and actively harmful to employees.

    In this video I present my suggestion for The 5 New Rules Of Productivity.

    Let me know what you think!

  • How to build a successful startup (and a better country) with happiness

    Mush Panjwani is on a mission to serve great coffee AND make his home country of Pakistan better. His company, Coffee Wagera, has 7 cafés around the country and is expanding rapidly but the coolest thing is how Mush does all of this with a focus on culture, happiness and positive impact.

    Here are just a few of Mush’s pioneering ideas:

    • Inclusive hiring – All ages, all genders.
    • Empowering women – Snacks served in the stores are made and supplied by female home chefs.
    • Reducing waste.
    • Happiness trainings for all employees.

    There is so much more. Watch this video and learn from a truly inspiring leader what it takes to build a business from the bottom up that is based on happiness and positive impact.

    Also, check out this eid greeting from some of Wagera’s happy employees:

  • How to help your employees get better results

    Some managers think that employees must always be pressured or externally motivated to perform better. That’s just not true. Here are the three factors that help employees to higher performance and be happy at work at the same time.

  • “The Customer Is Always Right” is wrong. Here’s why.

    “The Customer Is Always Right” is wrong. Here’s why.

    That saying may be over 100 years old but it was wrong back then and it still is. It hurts employees, customers and businesses. Let’s retire it once and for all.