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The Best Leaders are Feedback Magnets — Here’s How to Become One

The Best Leaders are Feedback Magnets — Here’s How to Become One

Drawing from her career at PayPal, Intercom, GetYourGuide, and now as founder/CEO of Arise Leadership (an online leadership program that empowers women) Shivani Berry shares her playbook for attracting more feedback.
The Feedback Founders Need to Hear — How to Grow Yourself To Grow The Company

The Feedback Founders Need to Hear — How to Grow Yourself To Grow The Company

After 20 years of executive coaching, Alisa Cohn shares advice for getting better at self-reflection, collecting feedback, and changing behavior.
The Ultimate Guide to Running Executive Meetings — 25 Tips from Top Startup Leaders

The Ultimate Guide to Running Executive Meetings — 25 Tips from Top Startup Leaders

Learn 25 tips from top leaders to run effective leadership meetings. From getting started with an executive team to crafting the agenda and tracking success.
“Get Off the Floor” and Other Career Advice from Microsoft, Looker, Reddit & Twitter

“Get Off the Floor” and Other Career Advice from Microsoft, Looker, Reddit & Twitter

Nick Caldwell's resume includes an enviable list of companies — Microsoft, Reddit, Looker and Twitter. He shares his biggest lessons from each for a crash course in finding success across different company cultures, scales & functions.
The Chief People Officer as PM: Rethinking The Systems & Tools That Run the Company

The Chief People Officer as PM: Rethinking The Systems & Tools That Run the Company

Credit Karma's Colleen McCreary views her role not as the CEO of culture or happiness, but rather the product manager of the systems and tools that run the company. Here's her advice for approaching compensation, rewards and recognition, performance management, and internal comms with a fresh perspe
When it Comes to These Company Building Blocks, Borrow From Others — Advice From Thumbtack’s CEO

When it Comes to These Company Building Blocks, Borrow From Others — Advice From Thumbtack’s CEO

As Thumbtack CEO Marco Zappacosta tells it, sometimes your company is a special flower, and sometimes you should borrow from others. He shares his advice for how to tell the difference.
An Exact Breakdown of How One CEO Spent His First Two Years of Company-Building

An Exact Breakdown of How One CEO Spent His First Two Years of Company-Building

Sam Corcos, co-founder & CEO of Levels, tracked exactly how he spent the two years since founding the company for a rare inside look at being a startup leader.
The 25 Micro-Habits of High-Impact Managers

The 25 Micro-Habits of High-Impact Managers

Sharp folks from across the First Round community share the small habits that great managers do, including delivering feedback with care, opening up about failure, and sending praise up the chain.
3 Rules for Building a More Caring Culture — This Chief People Officer Shares Lessons from Lambda School & InVision

3 Rules for Building a More Caring Culture — This Chief People Officer Shares Lessons from Lambda School & InVision

Mark Frein has served as Chief People Officer at Return Path, InVision, and now Lambda School. Here, he shares his approach to spinning up the people function, as well as tactical tips for creating a great employee experience, enabling a workforce that feels seen and heard, and making an environment