‘Why’ you lead will determine how well you will lead

Your motivation to lead is what will determine what kind of leader you will be...


Don’t hire ‘brilliant jerks’: a practical guide for actually beneficial performance reviews

Having an employee that fails to build the company culture will ultimately...


When a colleague is grieving in the workplace

The importance of designing management to start embracing problems and truly...


The only value that you need as a leader

The ineffectiveness of too many how to’s on leadership can be solved by...


How even the best marketplace startups get paralyzed

Over the past 15 years, I’ve seen a pernicious disease infect a number of...


How I led a startup within a MNC

As the growth in Asia accelerates, here’s how Xero’s Managing...


How I manage my time and a team of 130 employees

Harness the discipline to prioritise essential activities and bypass the rest...


Sex in the office stairwells: the importance of company culture

With the right culture and leadership, even the craziest of growth trajectories...


The dreaded 10x, or, how to handle exceptional employees

The “10x engineer.” Shudder. Wince. I have rarely seen my Twitter...


How to improve your startup management

Manage your startup effectively so that every team is aligned to the...