Jeff Hunter Featured in WSJ on Twitter Under Elon Musk
Your company culture is defined by the behavior you reward, tolerate, and punish. Talentism Founder and CEO Jeff Hunter talks to the Wall Street Journal about the hardline culture cues and commands...
View ArticleFixes that Fail
I have trouble saying no. Lots of reasons. Chief among them is that I’ve gotten reward signals for a long time that are basically along the lines of “if you say yes and solve the problem quickly, the...
View ArticleThe Productivity Plateau
Companies experience a productivity decline when they surpass 150 employees. We hear it consistently from our clients, regardless of industry, growth, or tenure. They tell us that they have to hire...
View ArticleGoals, Emergence, and Braces
This week, I am reflecting on the funny paths we take to look like we knew it all along. I met a wonderful person this past week. We told our stories to each other. That happens many times a week:...
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Culture: A Tool of Protection or Potential
I have worked in and for organizations that prioritize culture. They talk about it ceaselessly, spend millions codifying it, make it a priority in hiring and firing, and make consistently bold...
View ArticleAuthentic or Not? It’s a Bad Question
Should I be authentic at work or not? Should I bring my “whole self” or not? I recently read an article that was challenging the advice to be yourself at work. The author was making a full-throated...
View ArticleHope is Good, Clarity is Better
Listen on your favorite streaming platform: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify “You’re reading that quote from Larry Fink saying there’s never been more fear, what we need now is hope. As a...
View ArticleThe Problem with Being the Only One Who Can Solve the Problem
Meet Joshua Walsky. He was co-founder and CTO of Broadway Technology and came up during the dot com boom. Now he’s a Talentism coach, guiding the next generation of founders. If you’ve worked in tech,...
View ArticleDo I Have to Fire Everybody?
Meet Ope Bukola. She’s CEO and co-founder of Kibo School, an online university in Africa. Ope is both relatable and remarkable. Relatable because, like so many founders, at one point she looked around...
View ArticleThen One Day, I Was Just Like my Boss
Meet Meghan Joyce the founder + CEO of Duckbill, an AI-and-human powered answer to tiresome but deeply necessary life admin – think renewing your passport or making appointments with doctors who...
View ArticleWhat Happened When I Unlocked My Intuition by Confronting My Fear
Meet Evan O’Donnell an early-stage investor + co-founder of the VC firm, Timespan. Evan shares his powerful journey of overcoming the deep-seated fears instilled from growing up closeted as a gay man,...
View ArticleI Thought I was Helping, But Really I was Judging
Meet Joel Keating. He’s Grindr’s SVP of Engineering & Chief Information Security Officer. He’s joined by his Talentism coach, Gregory Kim.Together, they describe how paying attention to Joel’s...
View ArticleTransforming My Trauma Into My Purpose
Meet Simmone Taitt, founder + CEO of Poppy Seed Health, who is rewriting the rules of pregnancy, loss and postpartum support. With 24/7 1:1 access to doulas, midwives, and nurses, Poppy Seed Health...
View ArticleWhy I Bet on Potential Over Perfection
Also available on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.Meet Natalie Glance, Duolingo’s Chief Engineering Officer, as she digs into the contradictions of modern leadership: How do you give employees the space to...
View ArticleGoals, Emergence, and Braces
This week, I am reflecting on the funny paths we take to look like we knew it all along. I met a wonderful person this past week. We told our stories to each other. That happens many times a week:...
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