The 5 Minute Leader: Create Opportunities for Sharing
Dave Gilboa is the CEO of Warby Parker, a New York-based online eyewear retailer founded in 2010, offering designer glasses at affordable prices with around 3,000 employees.
Dave Gilboa is the CEO of Warby Parker, a New York-based online eyewear retailer founded in 2010, offering designer glasses at affordable prices with around 3,000 employees.
One of the most critical responsibilities of a leader is to create the company’s culture and work environment. Leaders set the tone for how the company operates and how it feels to work there.
Lately I’ve been a bit obsessed with the concept of longevity which looks at healthspan and lifespan. Lifespan is how long you live and healthspan is the quality of your life in the years you have.
In an era where authenticity and transparency are highly valued, the concept of vulnerability in leadership has gained significant attention. Braden Wallake (aka “the crying CEO of his company Hypersocial) went viral on LinkedIn a few times, most notably for putting up a picture of himself crying because he had to fire some employees.
Employee recognition is a fundamental aspect of effective leadership and a key component of a healthy workplace environment. It’s the acknowledgment of an individual or team’s behavior, effort, or business result that supports the organization’s goals and values. It’s about creating a positive work environment and showing employees that their work is valued and appreciated.
The perception of leadership often carries with it the assumption that the leader must be the best, the most knowledgeable, the one who always has the answers. This traditional view of leadership, however, is outdated, wrong, and detrimental to the leader and the organization.
My guest today is the brilliant, sharp-witted, and funny Gary Hamel! He’s a professor at the London School of Business, best-selling author, and one of the world’s top business thinkers. Gary is a repeat guest on the show and today we’re doing something that I’ve never done before, and that is focus on current leadership and business news, something that many listeners have asked me to do.
A few days ago I was listening to a podcast with Tom Bilyeu and Konstantin Kisin. The conversation wasn’t really focused on business but a few themes business themes came up and one of them was the idea of the kite and the string which is an amazing analogy.
While competence is often the primary focus of many employees, commitment and compatibility are equally important. According to Gorick, employees often overlook the importance of compatibility and commitment, focusing solely on competence.
For decades organizations around the world have been places where employees NEED to work. Today, we are making a shift to creating places where employees actually WANT to work there. This is a big part of what employee experience is all about.