Sublime

To help teams nonetheless get feedback on their performance, the company has come up with an interesting practice: every year in January, teams present a self-evaluation to a group of colleagues, which comprises Chris Rufer (the founder and president) and anyone else who cares to join. They are expected to talk candidly about what went well and wha

often with an executive team whose members (1) each have an opinion and (2) have years of context informing their point of view.

Leadership.

“What if everyone at Google had an amazing manager? Not a fine one or a good one, but one that really understood them and made them excited to come to work each day. What would Google feel like then?”

Don't Wait for a Stroke of Brilliance

Real change arises from the desire and agency of individuals who see an audacious possibility on their horizon and are willing to try almost anything to make it happen.

One vital function of the leaders of Great Groups is to keep the stress in check. Innovative places are exhilarating, but they are also incubators for massive coronar-ies. Sundays off helped at Los Alamos and the Skunk Works.

As researcher Teresa Amabile notes in the Harvard Business Review, ‘On days when workers have the sense they’re making headway in their jobs, or when they receive support that helps them overcome obstacles, their emotions are most positive and their drive to succeed is at its peak.’