Article Discussion on Leadership, Innovation, and Startup Success
Managers Must Be Insane To Brainstorm In Groups
http://tomtunguz.com/brainstorming/- Turns out the concept of brainstorming as a group consistently produces fewer ideas of lesser quality
- Production Blocking (you can process faster alone)
- Evaluation Apprehension
- Free riding
How a Fast-Growing Startup Built Its Sales Team for Long-Term Success
https://hbr.org/2017/12/sgc-124-how-a-fast-growing-start-up-developed-a-long-term-talent-strategy- Interesting blend between short-term needs and long-term success
- Recruiting (not just for sales) is essential - who are you targeting, and what is your investment?
- Interviewing and hiring - why sometimes picking at random is a better option and the real keys of communication and process
- Training and development
The Real Reasons Companies Are So Focused on the Short Term
https://hbr.org/2017/12/the-real-reasons-companies-are-so-focused-on-the-short-term- Explore how this plays out for security leaders — and how we can influence change in organizations beyond pleading and incentives
- Beware the hidden costs of outside leadership and embrace the value of domain leadership
- Options instead of decentralizing
- Research over development (early stage technology plays)
How to Break Bad Business Habits
https://www.strategy-business.com/article/How-to-Break-Bad-Business-Habits- What bad practices exist without understanding?
- Note the bit about admiring the problem?
- Reverse benchmarking
- Change for the sake of change
More than a feeling: Ten design practices to deliver business value
https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/mckinsey-design/our-insights/more-than-a-feeling-ten-design-practices-to-deliver-business-value- Design is more than a department (or function)
- Design is more than a phase
- Rely on evidence
Startup & Security News You Need to Know
Barracuda Networks acquired PhishLine for undisclosed amount
- https://www.owler.com/iaApp/1191317/phishline-company-profile
- I can’t find any funding data - which might be why the sum is undisclosed
- http://www.zdnet.com/article/barracuda-networks-buys-phishing-simulation-company-phishline/