I can admit it—I’m a recovering perfectionist. By this I mean, my way of reacting to uncertainty often involves trying to execute everything flawlessly—to be everywhere and available to everyone, sometimes to my own detriment.
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As CEO and cofounder at a tech startup, I was confronted with how the pandemic would affect my own company and the people that make it work. And like so many other businesses, ours was not untouched. The decision to lay off staff to survive the first w…
Career fairs used to be a great place for entry-level candidates to discover new companies and get some informal one-on-one time with hiring managers. Then, the pandemic happened, and this form of recruiting became too risky. But career fairs didn …
As the class of 2020 hits the job market, there may be questions about whether or not the graduating class is ready for the pandemic-driven workplace. We’ve never had “real” jobs—let alone jobs that have been totally upended…
As COVID-19 developments continue to unfold around the world, companies big and small are taking a closer look at work-from-home policies and procedures around a future safe return to the office. These decisions are complex, and there is no “one…
A lot of people would love to work from home, but working remotely has its disadvantages. There are strategies you can adopt to stay product and ensure a healthy work-life balance. Read More
While held in solitary confinement, malnourished, and routinely put through torture for a seven-year imprisonment, Admiral Jim Stockdale lived out the Vietnam War without any prisoner’s rights or the prospect of a set release date.
How did Stock…
Editor’s Note: Each week Maynard Webb, former CEO of LiveOps and the former COO of eBay, will offer candid, practical, and sometimes surprising advice to entrepreneurs and founders. To submit a question, write to Webb at dearfound…
I was staring out at a sea—or should I say a grid—of blank faces. It was the town hall portion of our weekly all-company meeting, and an employee asked me directly how long I thought this work-from-home arrangement would last. I gave my u…
The most successful companies we’ve worked with through the years have one thing in common: A clearly articulated and well-implemented set of core values. If an organization’s culture can be thought of as its operating system, then its va…
