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Hi Reader, Daria's here. This week on Built by People Leaders, Michael K. Cobb told me about the best boss he ever had. Her name was Julia. First day of a new consulting job, she sat him down for fifteen minutes. Are you clear on what the job is? Yes. Good, my door’s always open. And that was the whole conversation. He walked out thinking, this is the best job I’ve ever had. Why? Because no one was managing him. Years later, Michael built his own company. And while doing so, he realized...
Hi Reader! McKinsey's State of AI report shows 88% of organizations are now using AI regularly. But only 6% are seeing real value from it. There are many reasons for that, but one of them is that most teams haven't figured out how to work with AI in a way that actually helps rather than creates new problems. The tools everyone refuses to give up I worked with a GameDev company where teams were testing different AI tools and frameworks. Each team found something they liked and settled into...
Hi Reader, Daria's here. When I start with a new company — or when I mentor an HR leader — the first number I ask for is attrition in the first 90 days. Why? Because when people leave that early, nothing else you build will hold. You can redesign performance management, rewrite the values, run the workshops. None of it lands in a company where people don't want to stay. That's why I wanted to talk to Nate Hill on this week's Built by People Leaders. Nate spent years building People functions...