{"id":1677,"date":"2017-08-01T01:08:59","date_gmt":"2017-08-01T01:08:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/knowyourteam.com\/blog\/?p=1677"},"modified":"2019-02-06T19:53:41","modified_gmt":"2019-02-06T19:53:41","slug":"newsletter-issue-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canopy.is\/blog\/2017\/08\/01\/newsletter-issue-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter Issue 2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Every few weeks we send a newsletter to our subscribers with the new content we have written, new episodes of our podcast, and other interesting links we\u2019ve found on the internet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/knowyourteam.com\/blog\/newsletter\">Subscribe to our Newsletter here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"a-chat-with-john-maeda\">From The Heartbeat Podcast: A chat with John Maeda<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/johnmaeda\">John Maeda<\/a>&nbsp;is a world-renowned design leader who has inspired me for years. Currently, he serves as the Global Head of Design &amp; Inclusion at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/automattic.com\/\">Automattic<\/a>. In 9 minutes, John shares with me what he wishes he would\u2019ve learned earlier as a leader.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sNMiuIGNfr4\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read the <a href=\"https:\/\/knowyourteam.com\/blog\/podcast\/interview-with-john-maeda\/\">transcript or subscribe to the podcast here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"latest-leadership-reads\">From the Web: Latest leadership reads<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/a16z.com\/2017\/07\/27\/how-to-tell-the-truth\/\">How to Tell the Truth<\/a><\/strong><br>\u201cHow is it possible that everybody believes that they are honest yet has a difficult time identifying anyone else with the same characteristics? Are we all so dishonest that we are lying to ourselves?\u201dWritten by Ben Horowitz, Founder &amp; General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2017\/03\/bursting-the-ceo-bubble\">Bursting Out of the CEO Bubble<\/a><\/strong><br>\u201cIronically, to do what your exalted position demands, you must in some way escape your exalted position.\u201dWritten by Hal Gregersen, Harvard Business Review<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strategy-business.com\/article\/The-Neuroscience-of-Strategic-Leadership\">The Neuroscience of Strategic Leadership<\/a><\/strong><br>\u201cHave you ever had a difficult executive decision to make?\u2026 How do you figure out the right thing to do?\u201dWritten by Jeffrey Schwartz, Josie Thomson, and Art Kleiner, strategy+business<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/40441762\/why-being-painfully-honest-can-be-a-great-motivator\">When Being Painfully Honest Can Be Motivational<\/a><\/strong><br>\u201cA new study shows that there are times when tough love can be the most altruistic move.\u201dPublished by Fast Company<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mckinsey.com\/global-themes\/leadership\/what-ceos-are-reading-in-2017\">What CEOs are reading in 2017<\/a><\/strong><br>\u201cLeaders of some of the world\u2019s biggest organizations share which books will keep them occupied in the weeks ahead.\u201dPublished by McKinsey<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"5-favorite-leadership-reads\">5 favorite leadership reads<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/02\/28\/magazine\/what-google-learned-from-its-quest-to-build-the-perfect-team.html\">What Google Learned From Its Quest to Build the Perfect Team<\/a><\/strong><br>\u201cAs the researchers studied the groups, however, they noticed two behaviors that all the good teams generally shared\u2026\u201cWritten by Charles Duhigg, The New York Times<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pulse\/20140203145935-22330283-the-most-valuable-lesson-i-ve-learned-as-a-ceo\">The Most Valuable Lesson I\u2019ve Learned as a CEO<\/a><\/strong><br>\u201cWhat\u2019s the most valuable lesson you\u2019ve learned as CEO? My answer was simple: Don\u2019t leave the pitcher in the game for too long.\u201dWritten by Jeff Weiner, CEO at Linkedin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/qz.com\/623260\/whats-so-bad-about-mandatory-workplace-socializing\">What\u2019s so bad about mandatory workplace socializing?<\/a><\/strong><br>\u201cEmployees were expected to spend extra money and time on group lunches and twice-weekly drinks. This kind of socializing was necessary in order to get ahead.\u201dWritten by Mikki Kendall, Quartz<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2015\/12\/only-8-of-leaders-are-good-at-both-strategy-and-execution\">Only 8% of Leaders Are Good at Both Strategy and Execution<\/a><\/strong><br>\u201cOnly 16% of top leaders were rated very effective at either strategy or execution. 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