![]() ![]() The likes of Amazon, Meta, Google, and many others added tens of thousands of positions to already bloated bureaucracies, which often just made them slower and less capable. Such hoarding of tech talent represented a tragic misallocation of productive capacity. This spree swallowed up a preposterous amount of talent, then put much of it to work on bullshit projects with little to no value for the company or the economy as a whole. Like undoing the absurd hiring spree committed by the largest tech companies during the pandemic. Believe it or not, there's also collective upside to the massive tech layoffs happening at the moment. But what's bad for the individual isn't always bad for the group. And right now there are an awful lot of people in the tech industry feeling just how much. #strategy #people #culture #peoplefirst #valuecreation #valuechains #leadershipmatters ![]() Given our evolving landscape, shared learning on this topic would help serve both leaders and practitioners. Of course, any information shared will be treated with confidence, and any article would be without direct references to people or specific companies. What has been your experience with culture building and strategy development? Case studies welcomed, so please reach out to me at: I’m planning to but together some themes in an upcoming article on an expansion of this topic, including the impact on people experience and performance. Of course how we do both is just as important, and as mentioned in previous posts, we should involve our people while we undertake this work. I’ve always maintained that leaders should start with the strategy lever first, and then explore + articulate what culture elements will advance their chosen strategy. The question for many companies is how intentional are your efforts to bring these 2 levers together. From my experience, these 2 constructs are inextricably linked. Culture + Strategy as 2 sides of the coin. Great read below from colleague Rebecca Jimenez posted on Gagen MacDonald site. Look forward to hearing more about your journey. These are strong anchors you’ve set for future success. Great post Liran Belenzon (he/him), and especially your approach to getting your team involved in telling your story. #team #experience #esgstrategy #esgintegration #culturebuilding #peoplefirst #peopleandculture #ethicalleadership #ceomindset #employerbranding #employervalueproposition We plan on publishing our findings later this fall. Our team is undertaking research on how companies are using ESG as a differentiator in the talent market. Please reach out to me directly at if you would like to share your story. ![]() I’d be interested in hearing about your experiences and your company’s journey to building a purpose-driven culture. It is possible to be profitable and have a positive impact on people, partners, and communities. More and more, I’m hearing directly from both company leaders and candidates that they want to be part of an enterprise that has a bigger purpose. Of course, some might say that all companies are purpose driven, but this is not necessarily the experience that people have if you ask them. Recently, I’ve been connecting with companies that I’m going refer as “purpose driven”. I’ve been following BenchSci for some time now because they are doing something unique - both in terms of their business offering and culture building. How The Best Leaders Deliver Difficult Feedback (5 Practices) Leaders who truly care about their employee’s career success and well-being will readily have these difficult employee feedback conversations because they understand it is necessary for their employees to succeed. Unfortunately, by the time the employee becomes fully aware of their performance issue(s) it is too late for them to recover. Too often I have seen leaders choose to ignore this important responsibility because they are uncomfortable with these harder conversations. ![]() Leaders need to be adept at delivering feedback to help their employees to grow, adapt, and perform. One of the most important aspects of a leader's role is to deliver constructive feedback to their employees. ![]()
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