26 Sep 2011, Posted by Josh Allan Dykstra in Leadership, Legacy, 1 Comments Tagged , , , , ,

The New Hires Of Pixar


If we want an amazing company culture, we have to work for it—it doesn’t stay alive by accident. Here are a couple things the “crazy” folks at Pixar do.

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19 Sep 2011, Posted by Josh Allan Dykstra in Leadership, Legacy, Life, 0 Comments Tagged , , , ,

How Superman Makes An Omelet


There is something important we can learn about our own strengths from fictional friends like Superman and Spider-man, but it’s a rarely-talked about notion within strengths theory: What if our greatest strengths are also our greatest weaknesses?

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05 Sep 2011, Posted by Josh Allan Dykstra in Leadership, 1 Comments Tagged , , ,

A Performance Review-Shaped Hole


The “performance review” needs to die, but it shouldn’t be replaced with empty space. Here’s what to do instead.

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29 Aug 2011, Posted by Josh Allan Dykstra in Leadership, 0 Comments Tagged , , ,

Build More Ladders


I have a problem with the phrase “climbing the corporate ladder.” What my problem is, though, may surprise you. It isn’t with the “climbing” or even the “corporate,” but with the singularity of the ladder…

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15 Aug 2011, Posted by Josh Allan Dykstra in Leadership, 3 Comments Tagged , , , ,

Ridiculous Work Habits: “Experience”


In this potential new series (i.e. I’m hoping to post more “ridiculous work habits” in the future), we’re exploring one of the many absurd things we often do at work. Today’s topic is how we think about “experience” on the job.

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