Our society steers us clearly towards specialization (remember Malcom Gladwell’s 10,000 hours rule?), yet branching out across multiple disciplines, talents and hobbies has distinct advantages. Turns out, polymaths contribute MORE to each of their areas because they spend time honing expertise across the board. It’s counterintuitive, but true. This has wide ranging applications for business, business strategy and team building. Read on…
Google executives Eric Schmidt, Jonathan Rosenberg, and Alan Eagle have written a new book called "Trillion Dollar Coach: The Leadership Playbook of Silicon Valley's Bill Campbell." Their observations on communications in the workplace are far-reaching and fully integrated with strategies for success in organizations large and small. In this excerpt, they share some of the best management lessons they learned from legendary business coach Bill Campbell, who mentored many of the most successful modern tech leaders before he passed away in 2016.
