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The chief people officer of Yahoo explains why they don’t do performance reviews: ‘At the end of the day, we’re grown ups’
Yahoo ditched its twice-yearly employee evaluations in 2022, and hasn’t looked back since. Instead of forcing the formal sit-down meetings…
Airbnb CEO refuses to have one-on-one meetings because they often turn into therapy sessions
Airbnb CEO and cofounder Brian Chesky doesn’t consider himself to be meeting-averse. But he abhors bad meetings, which he characterizes…
Bill Gates ‘terrified’ employees at his foundation, book claims, where meetings felt like a king holding court
Bill Gates is one of the most revered—yet most intense—business leaders in history. Gates, along with Paul Allen, founded Microsoft—a…
Intern at Ray Dalio’s Bridgewater Associates says she was rated on a ‘microscopic’ level by a dot system which resembled ‘Black Mirror’
Daria Rose was interning at Ray Dalio’s Bridgwater Associates when her friend threw a plastic water bottle into a regular…
Microsoft’s Copilot will let you join 3 meetings at once, but experts say it misses the point: ‘No one has ever wanted to be in a meeting’
Microsoft launched its AI productivity tool Copilot with the goal of increasing efficiency and eliminating menial tasks. But office workers…
Meetings: Most employees dread them, and few are done well. Leading an effective meeting may not seem like a priority…
Today, actually getting in the room with a potential client, partner or colleague is becoming more and more unusual. Is…