“I’m not here to make friends.”
It’s a simple message. It means the work is the most important thing. Everything else, including being close to your coworkers, is a waste of time. Except everything we know about high performing teams says that isn’t how it works.
Read MoreIf a fine tuned company is like an orchestra with niche roles and well defined qualities, then a new business is like you and a friend playing Guitar Hero for the first time 8 years ago. It’s complete chaos, not knowing what to do when, or for how long. In that regard, scratch the Guitar Hero, it might even be closer to a bunch of kids banging on the drums in a garage somewhere. So how can you start learning how to bring your business together?...
Read MoreBourbon Fat recently visited Knit Marketing in their Los Angeles office to look at their unique culture and guide the team through a modified version of our Employee Experience Happy Hour. The time with Knit gave us a better understanding of how culture grows in young companies. As for what Knit took away, we'll let the founder share her own experience here.
Read MoreWhat can the world’s most creative brands teach us about leadership? More than you might think.
Last week we were at the 99u Conference in New York. Each summer, Adobe gathers a community of designers and business leaders to connect and learn from leading creative minds. Surprisingly, this conference has almost nothing to do with pixels or brand strategies, and everything to do with sharing tools for leading an inspirational career and life.
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