Yes, IBM employees can now have a Mac as a workstation. Wow.
See also:
@IBMAnalytics: IBM buys employees Macs & will become 1 of the biggest Apple shops #AppleandIBM http://t.co/1TGwflgjEx http://t.co/47H4e0Bd0z
@appleinsider: IBM gives workers choice between Macs or PCs, plans to deploy 50,000 Apple MacBooks http://t.co/wQ12n4swc4
That’s THIS YEAR.
One Simple Paragraph Every Entrepreneur Should Add to Their Convertible Notes:
Angels deserve the buy-in price. More should be explicit and negotiated.
Become a Stronger Leader by Asking Yourself These Three Questions:
You’ve probably noticed by now that I like “focusing questions.” If you are serious about serving your organization, read this. And think: what else should I know that I don’t?
Dak
Become The Leader Worth Following – Lolly Daskal | Leadership Development | Lolly Daskal:
Lolly has written this much more eloquently than I did. Be the leader.
Dak
5 Signs of a Toxic Boss | Inc.com:
Gallup estimates that disengagement caused by bad bosses costs more than $450 billion a year.
Ouch.
In my experience, the key questions for leaders are:
1. “Why would anyone want to follow you?”
2. “How do we know where we are going?”
3. “How will we know when we get there?”
Of these, the most important for actually getting things done is 1. Why would anyone want to follow you? Do you motivate the team to come to work? Do you listen to the team, and make sure that each person feels that the organization respects them? Do they feel that you are fair, that you don’t have favorites, that you care about them as people and professionals? What is your track record? Frankly, what does your team think of you?
2 and 3 are strategically important; your customers and management team care about 2 and 3, and the team should have them in mind…which is what you have to clarify as a leader. But you won’t get ‘where you are going’ unless the team wants to follow you.
What’s your experience?
Narcissistic CEOs and executive compensation | Stanford Graduate School of Business:
Great article on the compensation costs of narcissistic CEOs…in addition to the organizational problems.
