Andrew Chen

JUNE 6, 2017

Look for channels that are too small for the big companies to worry about — this is how smaller companies can gain an asymmetric advantage. Examples: niche communities, sub reddits, mailing lists, offline, blogs, linkedin groups, facebook groups. The best underrated channels are all small but high-intent.

B2B 88

B2B Scaling Marketing 88

Get Lighthouse

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

To get this sent to your inbox every week, along with our latest long form essays on this blog, you can sign up here. It feels like 2024 is flying by, so let's jump right into this week's edition. Food for Thought “Do you want to sell sugar water for the rest of your life, or do you want to come with me and change the world?"

Manager 52

Manager Aligned Leaders Recruitment 52

Know Your Team

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

I won’t bury the lede: The one thing you’re likely missing from your remote onboarding process is what I call a “ work preferences survey.” ” The concept is by no means novel. You want to better understand the working style of a new employee. What do they tend to get annoyed by in a work environment? right away).

Onboarding 52

Onboarding Manager 52

Vantage Circle

DECEMBER 3, 2018

In absence of which, there can be no exchange of path-breaking ideas, no strong interpersonal relationship and no intrinsic work motivation. In absence of which, there can be no exchange of path-breaking ideas, no strong interpersonal relationship and no intrinsic work motivation. James Humes. Business Communication.

Employee Engagement 67

Employee Engagement Project Management Media Implementation 67

LSA Global

OCTOBER 22, 2018

The first step required to upgrade core skills is pretty logical – assess and prioritize what capabilities are needed now and in the future to maintain your competitive advantage. Companies that do it well ensure that they have the right people with the right capabilities in the right positions at the right time. How to Upgrade Core Skills.

Employee Engagement 28

Employee Engagement Revenue Implementation Accounts 28

Vantage Circle

DECEMBER 3, 2018

In absence of which, there can be no exchange of path-breaking ideas, no strong interpersonal relationship and no intrinsic work motivation. In absence of which, there can be no exchange of path-breaking ideas, no strong interpersonal relationship and no intrinsic work motivation. James Humes. Business Communication.

Employee Engagement 51

Employee Engagement Project Management Media Manager 51

Vantage Circle

DECEMBER 3, 2018

In absence of which, there can be no exchange of path-breaking ideas, no strong interpersonal relationship and no intrinsic work motivation. In absence of which, there can be no exchange of path-breaking ideas, no strong interpersonal relationship and no intrinsic work motivation. James Humes. Business Communication.

Employee Engagement 40

Employee Engagement Project Management Media Implementation 40

Get Lighthouse

JUNE 17, 2022

As Julie Winkle Giulioni wrote for SmartBriefs, a combination of misconceptions, poor planning, and lack of creativity has prevented the growth that employees crave from happening for most people. As a manager, what do you do? How can your manager help you develop and grow? Like it or not, your team will be a turnover risk if they're not growing.

Engineering 137

Engineering Manager Marketing Banking 137

15Five

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

Slack, email, this blog… the myriad ways of communicating have no end. A great practice, for example, is having a clearing conversation to repair relationships, thereby clearing up any stories about another person’s actions or motivations. Has our technology surpassed our humanity in this realm?

Banking 78

Banking Engineering Accounts Manager 78

Andrew Chen

MAY 14, 2018

This was originally published on Intercom’s blog here. [Hi readers: I wanted to share a podcast interview I did with Adam Risman of Intercom, who interviewed me on a wide array of topics including Dropbox’s viral growth methods, my time at Uber, and future growth strategies. Hope you enjoy! -A]. Listen to the podcast here ».

SaaS 71

SaaS Retention B2B eCommerce 71

LSA Global

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

There is no doubt that sustainable high growth requires high commitment with crystal clear company-wide goals and accountabilities , meaningful rewards, and relevant intrinsic and extrinsic motivators. What does it take to become one of the high growth leaders? Is your culture helping or hindering your plans for growth?

Revenue 36

Revenue Sales Sales Scaling 36