Are you wondering how to build a small business team, with unique individuals to help your start up? In the startup deadline world, to think consistently about the nuances of a growing and hardworking team can be challenging. We don’t think about the everyday aspects of working as a team — after all, seeing beyond […]
What does it mean to be a passionate employee, and how do you find these people? Patreon co-founder Jack Conte gave a stirring talk at TED 2017. He shares how his artist crowdfunding platform created such a passionate workplace One of the most passionate talks at TED was from Patreon co-founder Jack Conte. The newly revamped platform helps artists get millions of dollars in monthly […]
Madalyn Parker, a web developer in Ann Arbor, Michigan, emailed her colleagues to say she’d be using two sick days to focus on her mental health. The company’s CEO, Ben Congleton, responded by thanking her for helping “cut through the stigma of mental health.” Parker shared his positive response on Twitter and the story has gone […]
Let your staff knock off early this summer without missing deadlines or annoying clients. It’s a Friday in July. Take a look around the office. How do your people look? Are they actually working? Are they working very hard? Let me guess the answer: if you’re honest, you probably have to admit that the end of […]
Resumes don’t always leave a lot of room for personality. And, as anyone who’s tried to spiff up his or her resume knows, trying to tell a coherent story in bullet form is tricky. So, it comes as no surprise then that the summary statement is getting to be a pretty popular way to kick it […]