Reflections on what it means to build a people-first organization
As I strive at Lucid to build a healthier, people-first organization, I have been reflecting on some core principles of building a great team.
Topic
Leadership
A collection of 19 issues
Are you wearing too many hats in your organization?
How many of you wear the hat of “ecommerce manager” on top of your official title—such as COO, CMO, CTO, Marketing Manager, Designer, Founder, CEO…? You are not alone.
Profit-sharing within an agency organization
Does anyone have great examples of simple, well-structured bonus plans, phantom stock options, profit-sharing, etc. for digital agencies?
“Before we begin, is there anything on your mind?”
It’s easy to forget that the people we are interacting with each day have their own stresses and anxieties and challenges that they bring to the table (or the Zoom call!).
How can we foster a culture of mutual empathy, integrity, and respect?
One thing is clear to me, though: rather than establishing rules for how employees should relate to one another or what they can discuss, surely the best approach is to encourage a culture of mutual empathy and integrity and respect.
Running an agency is hard
How many agency owners can honestly say they have perfected their process and everything runs smoothly and efficiently?
What does work/life balance really mean?
A tough challenge of leadership is how does one determine where the lines blur between anxiety and simply caring a lot! When does thinking about work and work-related problems after work and on weekends morph from being inspired and committed, to being preoccupied and not being able to switch off?
Shopify New York Partner Studio Mentoring Visit
On a beautiful, sunny day in July, I had the pleasure of heading off to Jeffrey Zeldman’s coworking space in Manhattan.
Goodbye Kiwipay :'(
Republishing closing down letter from www.kiwipay.co.nz.
It is with great sadness and regret that I write to let you know Kiwipay will be
closing down on November 16th, 2015.
I started Kiwipay in 2004 when the only way to process credit cards online was
with a bank.