LeanEssays

JANUARY 21, 2016

CEO Jeff Bezos believed that the only way to scale to the level he had in mind was to create small autonomous teams. Thus by 2003, Amazon had restructured its digital organization into small (two-pizza) teams, each with end-to-end responsibility for a service.

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The Cipher Brief

APRIL 5, 2020

Certainly, the global economic and social scale of the COVID-19 outbreak is far more extensive than the events of 9/11. The human and economic consequences of this pandemic and its successors are only beginning to be understood; the long-term political and social impact domestically and abroad will remain unclear for months.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

“We did hear that and I think it’s very poor advice,” he says. In contrast to America, he points out how Sweden is among the most successful societies in the world from a social mobility perspective — referencing its free education and free health care, which sets up as many people as possible for success.

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Terry Starbucker

MARCH 10, 2010

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full Why Social Media Is The Greatest Thing Since Sliced Bread – And Why It Isn’t by Starbucker on March 10, 2010 Think for a second about what sliced bread did for humanity. Now let’s consider Social Media.

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TechCrunch

DECEMBER 8, 2020

“We did hear that and I think it’s very poor advice,” he says. In contrast to America, he points out how Sweden is among the most successful societies in the world from a social mobility perspective — referencing its free education and free health care, which sets up as many people as possible for success.

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Terry Starbucker

NOVEMBER 28, 2010

Because he was an outgoing person, George was popular around the office, but the 9 other members of Jerry’s team that he worked with had been growing resentful of his seeming ability to “ talk his way out of any trouble ”. The poor individual performance is the obvious reason, but there are other things going on that have to be considered.

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Terry Starbucker

JANUARY 3, 2010

Talk about this with your team, as early in the year as possible. A good example of this is how a “good&# tendency to a “ hard charger &# can turn “bad&# if you end up going overboard, getting too impatient, and steamrolling over people. Now is the time to get the team set for a fresh start. THEN , dive in.

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Terry Starbucker

SEPTEMBER 26, 2010

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full Leaders As Diplomats: A Short Course in Cross-Functional Communication by Starbucker on September 26, 2010 Imagine this scenario: You have assembled a crack team that is highly motivated, efficient, and effective.

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Terry Starbucker

FEBRUARY 8, 2010

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full The One Question Every Successful Leader Must Answer (Even Before It Is Asked) by Starbucker on February 8, 2010 The supervisor is frustrated – in his mind, he has done everything right to manage his team to a successful outcome.

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Terry Starbucker

JULY 25, 2010

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full The 5 Minute Leadership Makeover by Starbucker on July 25, 2010 You have a very important team meeting at 9 AM. Success or failure is on the line, and your leadership and inspiration is badly needed.

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Terry Starbucker

NOVEMBER 29, 2009

by Starbucker on November 29, 2009 “It’s the most powerful thing there is&# – John Wooden John Wooden is a basketball coaching legend – in his 27 years at UCLA, his teams had a winning percentage of 81%, and they won a unfathomable 10 NCAA titles. People really do give their best at work (and at home!)

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Terry Starbucker

MAY 31, 2010

A real shot of motivation and inspiration that, if delivered at the right time and place, can spur your team to the pinnacle of success. Those norms should be carefully calibrated and modified as the team is built and executes its duties & responsibilities. What is this “leadership wonder drug&# ?

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Terry Starbucker

FEBRUARY 14, 2010

So I tried the same approach with my team. I knew that the minute I pushed down that budget 23 years ago – I felt really, really bad for those people I had steamrolled. The disconnected/fear/autocratic thing is thinly disguised tyranny shrouding a cowardly weak soul. Not good enough. They protested. Go ahead, get touchy!

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Terry Starbucker

OCTOBER 31, 2010

It’s great to get that kind of validation, and I know I’m pretty forceful in my opinions, but I’m far from always right. I need to be tested, and I’d prefer to have it done by those within my own team. They come with an additional bonus – they aren’t afraid to tell you the bad news that you really need to know. Thanks Terry!

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Terry Starbucker

DECEMBER 5, 2010

The kind that is designed to “jazz up&# and inspire the team. I’ve been delivering them on a regular basis for the past 8 years in my (soon-to-be) former position as an SVP of Operations, and throughout that time I have sprinkled a few famous quotes here and there, to really bring home the point I was trying to make.

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Terry Starbucker

MARCH 21, 2010

Before too long, you don’t even have to say them – your team repeats them back to you, just at the moment the principle is at work. Mantras are such a great way to develop as a leader. link] Wally Bock Ben March 27, 2010 at 10:46 am I really like this Terry.

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Terry Starbucker

MAY 23, 2010

Why has this simple little gathering become such a bad thing in the workplace? The same page ” is a concept that is constantly on my mind as a leader, since I certainly know the consequences if I cannot get my team in that state. That’s the only way I’ve known to quickly and effectively get everyone on the same page. “

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Terry Starbucker

SEPTEMBER 5, 2010

Consequently, in my team meetings I have been known to throw in a few bars (or even an entire version) of something just to jazz up an occasion, and it has worked wonderfully. I did have fun playing the bad guy, although playing a “whaler&# was a pretty big stretch.

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Terry Starbucker

NOVEMBER 1, 2009

Filtering vs. Push Down – Good leaders know that they need to function as a contextual “filter&# for their team when directives and messages come from above. It’s the knack of giving the credit to everybody else and blaming yourself. Channel all of that ambition towards your team, and watch it blossom.

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