A way to honor your partners is to give them feedback.
I remember the first time I had to say no to a potential business partner. It took me half of my day to make the email, I even consulted with my boss and our COO about what to say. After quite a number of rejections, now I get it. Read the rest of this entry »
In all the books I’ve read about business and leadership I found one common theme — be willing to learn.
This had always been just a generic lesson to me, but now I understand more than ever how important it is to keep wanting to learn. Losing the drive to learn has very scary results. One result that I’ve found is that in the workplace, people who stop learning are the ones who end up getting trapped in a routine.
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Hodgepodge Perspectives 