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Use This Equation to Determine, Diagnose, and Repair Trust

Anne Raimondi has headed up product, marketing and operations at big names throughout tech. This one lesson is at the heart of her approach to leadership.

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Four Categories You Need to Nail for Healthy Startup Growth — and Top Tips for How to Do It

Mike Brown managed all facets of Uber's business in Asia for four years as it went from $0 to billions. Here are his key takeaways for early startups to lay the groundwork for healthy growth.

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What I Learned about Management and Culture from Growing Uber’s Asia Business from Zero to Billions

For four years, Mike Brown oversaw all aspects of Uber's business in Asia. Now he's sharing what startups can learn from his experience to go big.

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Read This Before Joining as Employee 1 to 20 at a Startup

Should I work for a startup? Before deciding, find out here the best employee tactics to survive in a starting business and thrive as an early employee.

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Humans Hate Being Spun: How to Practice Radical Honesty — from the Woman Who Defined Netflix’s Culture

Patty McCord created the famed 'Culture Doc' that became Netflix's foundation. Here, she talks about how to make honesty everyone's default.

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These 13 Exercises Will Prepare You for Work's Toughest Situations

Maggie Leung, VP of Content at Nerdwallet, has encountered every management challenge. Here, she shares the one practice that helps her thrive through difficult decisions and conversations.

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How Fidji Simo Finds Focus and Creates Conditions for Intentional Work

Instacart CEO and former Facebook VP of Product Fidji Simo shares tactics to master focus in a world where possibilities are endless and the stakes are high.

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‘Pitch the Immeasurable’ and Other Leadership Tips

It's not easy making the transition from manager to executive. One Medical VP Marketing Vanessa Hope Schneider shares the lessons she leans on from her marketing, PR and publishing days that have helped her become a better leader.

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Our 6 Must Reads for Scaling Yourself as a Leader

To succeed in tech, you have to grow not just your skills, but also your energy, your time management, and your approach to work. This is a good place to start.

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Warning: This Is Not Your Grandfather’s Talent Planning

So you've heard of radical candor by now, right? That's just one of many tools you'll need to be a better boss, according to Candor, Inc. co-founder Kim Scott. You also must master the different modes of performance on your team — especially for your top people. Here's why.

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From C++ to the C-Suite: How Software Engineering Made Me A Better Executive

For most software engineers, career development is a choice between managing more code or more developers. Here, Sailthru President and CEO Neil Lustig makes the case for jumping out of those two lanes — and how software engineering can equip you for the executive track.

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On Receiving (and Truly Hearing) Radical Candor

Candor Inc. co-founders Kim Scott and Russ Laraway have both written and spoken often on how to give radical candor to colleagues. Here they turn the tables and focus on how to receive it.