{"id":1723,"date":"2018-03-28T03:23:22","date_gmt":"2018-03-28T03:23:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/knowyourteam.com\/blog\/?p=1723"},"modified":"2019-02-01T19:07:51","modified_gmt":"2019-02-01T19:07:51","slug":"newsletter-issue-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canopy.is\/blog\/2018\/03\/28\/newsletter-issue-17\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter Issue 17"},"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-patrick-collison\">From The Heartbeat Podcast: Interview with Elena Valentine, CEO of Skill Scout<br><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Elena_Valentine\">Elena Valentine<\/a>&nbsp;is the CEO of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.skillscout.com\/\">Skill Scout<\/a>, a media company that helps transform hiring and recruiting for organizations through video. She also champions diversity and inclusion in her own company, and speaks extensively on the subject. In our 19 minute interview, Elena gives us the real and raw view on leadership: It\u2019s hard, it\u2019s not sexy, and you\u2019ve got to find your true north.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/815AhdTXqho\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"20\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/556703811&amp;color=%237000ff&amp;inverse=false&amp;auto_play=false&amp;show_user=true\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.knowyourcompany.com\/watch-our-lessons-for-leaders-the-heartbeat-interview-%EF%B8%8F-with-elena-valentine-ceo-of-skill-scout-23dde14f8da9\">Transcript of the interview is here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"latest-reads\">Latest reads<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/thinkgrowth.org\/leadership-is-more-than-a-memo-e942f956750f\">Leadership is More Than a Memo<\/a><\/strong><br>\u201cCulture gets set both explicitly with rules and implicitly by example.\u201dWritten by Steve Blank<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2018\/03\/23\/business\/adena-friedman-nasdaq-corner-office.html\">How Nasdaq C.E.O. Adena Friedman Beat the Odds on Wall Street<\/a><\/strong><br>\u201cIt can be notoriously difficult for women to thrive on Wall Street. Adena Friedman says that hasn\u2019t been the case for her.\u201dWritten by David Gelles, New York Times<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inc.com\/leigh-buchanan\/why-entrepreneurs-make-the-best-ceos.html\">This Study of 2,600 Top Executives Found 4 Crucial Leadership Traits. Entrepreneurs Have 3<\/a><\/strong><br>\u201cEntrepreneurs have \u2018inimitable advantages\u2019 in three of those behaviors, Botelho says\u2013and \u2018dangerous gaps in one.\u2019\u201dWritten by Leigh Buchanan, Inc.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/40550236\/these-humble-behaviors-are-hurting-your-credibility\">These \u201cHumble\u201d Behaviors Are Hurting Your Credibility<\/a><\/strong><br>\u201cThink about the last time someone offered you a genuine compliment. What did you say in response? Did you instantly start explaining all of the reasons you actually didn\u2019t deserve that praise?\u201dWritten by Kat Boogaard, Fast Company<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"favorite-reads\">Favorite reads<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mckinsey.com\/global-themes\/leadership\/getting-beyond-the-bs-of-leadership-literature\">Getting beyond the BS of leadership literature<\/a><\/strong><br>\u201cSadly, and for a number of reasons, there\u2019s a scarcity of useful material. Here\u2019s why.\u201dWritten by Jeffrey Pfeffer, McKinsey Quarterly<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hbr.org\/2016\/06\/resilience-is-about-how-you-recharge-not-how-you-endure\">Resilience Is About How You Recharge, Not How You Endure<\/a><\/strong><br>\u201cThe problem comes from a misunderstanding of what it means to be resilient, and the resulting impact of overworking.\u201dWritten by Shawn Achor and Michelle Gielan, Harvard Business Review<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/sethgodin.typepad.com\/seths_blog\/2016\/04\/depth-of-field.html\">Depth of field<\/a><\/strong><br>\u201cThe focus that comes automatically, our instinctual or cultural choice, that focus isn\u2019t the only one that\u2019s available.\u201dWritten by Seth Godin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/@dunn\/make-a-big-deal-about-the-little-things-49044db95b3f\">The Angel\u2019s in the Details<\/a><\/strong><br>\u201cVan Halen, in their contract with a concert venue, used to request a bowl of M&amp;M\u2019s back stage, with all of the brown M&amp;M\u2019s removed. 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