My Reverse Commute (shortcut)

sailthrublog:

The Sailthru team has been hard at work redesigning the Sailthru interface, and we can’t wait to give you a preview of what’s in store. Not only did we give the visual design a fresh coat of paint, we also simplified the user experience and navigation. Let’s check it out:

• New sidebars to…

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Texts messages and parents — both are entities that are rife with humor (see: Sh*t My Dad Says, Damn You Auto Correct!). And, when they come together in sweet, awkward union, well, then there’s When Parents Text. When Parents Text is a relatively new single-serving blog that we stumbled upon …

Some noteworthy quotes:

Per Gabrielle Toledano (EA’s Head of HR) “We’ve learned that when companies treat talent as a commodity, the consequences are severe…It takes years to repair a reputation.”

“As the discord increases, the situation may jeopardize the company’s ability to retain top talent at a time when Silicon Valley start-ups are fiercely jockeying for the best executives and engineers. ”

“[Zynga’s] heavy focus on metrics, in this already competitive industry, has also fostered an uncompromising culture, one where employees are constantly measured and game designers are pushed to meet aggressive deadlines. While some staff members thrive in this environment, others find it crushing.”  

Think this is entertaining and worth sharing! 

In firm agreement with Tony Schwartz on this and that the focus shouldn’t be on extracting more on folks but rather investing in them…”by addressing their four core needs- physical, emotional, mental and spiritual- so they’re freed, fueled and inspired to bring the best of themselves to work every day.” This article is definitely worth a read. Also worth a note that this is the 2nd time this week I’ve read about value of afternoon naps.

This is pretty valid…psyched to get to read all this stuff for a reason now w/ new gig :)