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People & Culture

The Best Interview Questions We've Ever Published

Over the years, we've published interview questions recommended by leaders across every field. Here are the very best for hiring excellent performers every time.

Design

Our 6 Must Reads for Building and Leading a Product Design Team

A well-thought-out design team often accompanies enduring product design. Here are six pieces of advice to help you build and lead a design team from the sole designer to a larger design organization.

Management

‘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.

Management

Our 6 Must Reads if You’re at a Startup With 30+ People

Startups are always evolving, but something transforms them between 30-50 employees. Here's what the Review's experts have to say about navigating that particular inflection point more smoothly.

Sales

This Sales Plan Moves the Needle on Every Success Metric

Derek Draper builds high-performance sales teams. His secret: a documented, bulletproof plan broken into stages and actions.

Product

Why Chefs and Soldiers Make the Best Product Managers

Eaze CEO Jim Patterson has a theory that military and kitchen experience are solid indicators of great PMs. Here's why and what startups can look for to hire better.

People & Culture

Fighting Factions: How Startups Can Scale Without Mutiny

Between them, eero's David Loftesness and BCG Digital Ventures' Alexander Grosse have held engineering leadership roles at Twitter, SoundCloud, Amazon/A9, issuu and Nokia. Throughout their careers, they’ve noted a silent force that can be particularly damaging to a fast-growing company: factions.

People & Culture

eBay’s First Chief Diversity Officer on Humanizing Diversity and Inclusion

Damien Hooper-Campbell is on a mission to generate more authentic, effective conversations about diversity and inclusion. Here's how you can join him.

Management

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.

Management

Team Health Monitors and Why Your Startup Needs a Check-up

Atlassian president Jay Simons makes the case for team health monitors and explains how to evaluate for the eight traits of high-performing teams.

Management

Less Work, More Play: Change the Game With Simulations

New Relic CIO Yvonne Wassenaar details the game-changing benefits of business simulations and how to use them to transform your company.

Management

How to Lead and Rally a Company Through a Layoff

For decades, HR leader and Mensch Ventures' founder Beth Steinberg has tackled complex talent challenges at some of the biggest names in technology and retail. Here, she opens her playbook on a topic that many avoid before it's too late: layoffs.