Leadership - Shane Mac (Page 6)

Everyone's Job Has Changed. Forever.

I sent a note to our team earlier today about how, in an AI-native world, your job is not to do the work—it’s to ensure the work is great. Team, I’ve been thinking a lot about Tobi’s note that was shared in #tool-ai — I tweeted about

The Road to $40 Million at Squared Away

Michelle recently shared how we passed $40m in all-time revenue at Squared Away. Check out her post on X. I wanted to share a few thoughts on how we got here, lessons learned, all of our financials, and my personal journey to get here. To think we started this company

We Paid 20% Of Our Employees $25,000 To Quit

Last month, I made an offer to everyone at our company: $25,000 to quit. 6 people took it. But, why? Because I fucked up. I'm sharing the story to be open about what happened, why I did it, and maybe it can be helpful to others going

The One Question That Almost Killed Our Biggest Launch With Apple

The following post is an excerpt from David Marquet's book "Leadership is Language." David was the captain of a nuclear submarine and one of my favorite leaders in the world. David asked me to share when we were launching our biggest project with Apple and how

Stop Giving Advice

7 years ago, I called my best friend Robert Stephens and asked him for advice. His response was not what I was looking for. He said, Do you want my Advice or do you want my Validation? I just sat there for a second. Doubting my actual intentions. Thinking. What

No More Questions

Reply and say hi, it's always great to hear from you. Every once in a while, someone tells me something that completely changes the entire way I see the world. That's what happened to me after a conversation with Ted Klontz, one of the best psychologists

A Priceless Pause

David Marquet, author of Turn the Ship Around, which is one of my favorite books on leadership, is writing a new book coming out soon called “Coach.” It’s about how to coach yourself and the questions, tools, and playbooks that can help us all see what is hard to

How Am I Lying To Myself?

Richard Feynman once said that “you must not fool yourself — and you are the easiest person to fool.” I shared this post recently as a screenshot on Twitter and I had 100s of people reach out and say it was something they were struggling with and the post really resonated

Let’s Get Real About Company Perks

Taken right from the Assist handbook for new team members I wanted to share why we believe giving everyone a personal assistant is the greatest perk you can offer. And a few other thoughts. Productivity Perks > Posh Perks There’s a lot of talk, especially in technology, about cute

Why’s culture matter? w/ Ryan Carson

Ryan Carson [http://ryancarson.com/] is a pioneer in the internet world. Now CEO of Treehouse [https://teamtreehouse.com/], his views on culture are some of the best in the world. https://soundcloud.com/ask-interviews-14429595/whys-culture-matter-w-ryan-carson Subscribe to everything ask. [http://startbyasking.com] iTunes Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/

Why start with the why? w/ Simon Sinek

Simon Sinek has changed the way to think about building companies and innovation. He shares why great companies and leaders always focus on the why. I hope you enjoy this interview. https://soundcloud.com/ask-interviews-14429595/why-start-with-the-why-w-simon-sinek Subscribe to everything ask. [http://startbyasking.com] iTunes Podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/

Should you lead by giving orders? w/ David Marquet

This interview has changed everything I think about in leadership. It truly is one of my favorite stories. David Marquet took over the largest nuclear submarine in the Navy and turned the worst performing ship in the navy into the best. He did it by changing from the leader who

What if there was a single question that could tell you NOT to hire someone?

I’m fascinated by this thought. Is there a specific question that can help you understand who not to hire if you are focused on building the highest performing team in the world? Recently, I had a conversation with former Navy Captain David Marquet [http://www.davidmarquet.com/]. He told

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