You have the chance to ask Bill Gates, the billionaire founder of Microsoft, one question. What would you ask? If you’re a young man in Australia, you ask a deeply personal question: “How have you managed to succeed in a predominantly extroverted world and how can the education system, with its increasingly extroverted ideals, harness […]
How do you deal with stress? How does it affect you as a person and a leader? It’s an interesting question that reframes much of the topics we’ve discussed on the Lighthouse blog for years. Fortunately, Stewart Alsop gave us the chance to think about it. He interviewed Lighthouse’s CEO, Jason Evanish, on this subject […]
Sports can teach us lessons that apply to life in a variety of ways. Many of the same challenges faced in competition apply to other aspects of life. It’s why from time to time we write about sports on the Lighthouse blog on leadership and management either directly or indirectly: Playing sports for 2 years […]
“Ugh. Again!?!” “Why did they do that!??” “What a terrible day.” It’s easy to let bad news or bad results bother you. Some low quality work from a team member, or a bad outcome can ruin your whole day, if you let it. But there’s a better way. A way that will motivate your team, […]
What’s the difference between a good leader vs. bad leader? What do the good leaders do differently? It’s an essential question every leader must ask themselves. Every leader faces challenges and situations every day that test their patience, skills, and mindset. There is no magical, drama-free team. What separates a good leader vs. bad leader […]
“Why did you ever choose to work there? ….Why would anyone elect to spend their workdays so entwined with death and grief? And how can you possibly get up the next morning to do it all over again?” This is a question Tammy Wright asked herself in an article in the Washington Post. Wright is […]
When you hear words like “big data” or “statistics,” you probably think of finances or high tech research. You probably don’t think of Major League Baseball. For decades, Wall Street and Silicon Valley have had the best pickings of super-smart graduates from elite schools. However, starting in the mid-1990’s, these graduates found a new home: professional […]
One on one meetings, 1:1s, 1 2 1s, one on ones, 1 on 1s, check-ins. Whatever you call them, they’re one of the most important things you can do as a manager. Many managers have one on one meetings with their teams, but too often, they waste them. Status updates, awkward silences, and frequent cancellations […]
Do you have a best friend at work? Have you ever had a work BFF? If you’ve been lucky enough to have one, you know what a difference it can make. For a variety of reasons, it can make all the usual politics, challenges, and day to day ups and downs easier to navigate and […]
“I rarely get to see my kids. That’s a risk you have to take.” – Andrew Kemendo, Creator of Pair Last year, Apple Music launched a new show called Planet of the Apps. It was like American Idol, but for software developers. Entrepreneurs had 60 seconds to pitch their app idea to celebrity judges in […]
