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For over a decade, a $20bn manufacturer has been conducting a radical experiment. No one has a boss or takes orders. Their decisions are guided by one thing, an internal currency system called Will

With the arrival of Thank You Please Come Again, our new book by Kate Medley, we present its opening essay.

'Am I the Asshole?' on Reddit has amassed more than 11.4 million subscribers. Here's the history of the subreddit that everyone loves to read.

First, you’re going to need something to care about.

The world’s most popular messaging platform is synonymous with the internet for millions of people.

Personal writing and other things by Nabeel Qureshi.

You just can't see what it's become.

When we turn to algorithms for recommendations instead of asking friends or going down hard-won cultural rabbit holes, what do we give up?

Anna Binder, Asana's Head of People and the company's first HR hire, shares her step-by-step approach to intentionally building the company culture.

Consuming culture gives us the emotional knowledge that can make us better people.

In the pantheon of yokai, spooky beings of Japanese folklore embody anxieties ancient and modern. On Shodoshima, an art contest helps bring new ones to life.

The cookie jar continues to be a vessel for cheeky self expression, if not for cookies themselves.

Some coaching transitions do the unthinkable, like Sonny Dykes and TCU. Others flounder, like Scott Frost and Nebraska. How, and why?

From “lie flat” to “let it rot,” common terms have taken on new meaning in recent years.

Richard Bookstaber was Salomon Brothers’ chief risk officer in 1997 when the firm was bought by Travelers and merged with Smith Barney, Travelers’ retail brokerage. He describes the resulting clash of cultures.

Google Arts & Culture features content from over 2000 leading museums and archives who have partnered with the Google Cultural Institute to bring the world's treasures online.

Where did the Grandma Couch—which is somehow both conservative and flamboyant at the same—come from?

With smaller trees, more champagne, and a focus on adult fun

After a little over 5 years, I'm going to be leaving GitLab for my next adventure. It's no surprise to those of you who have been following me that I have absolutely loved my time there. I'm so proud of what we built—and I'm still proud and awed by

How can you tell the companies who are earnestly trying to improve apart from the ones who sound all polished and healthy from the outside, whilst rotting on the inside? This seems to be on a lot o…

Whether it’s caused by culture clash, cultural inertia, or total toxic collapse, broken culture syndrome can sink an organization. But there’s a way out.

Technology, startups, programming, technical management and software architecture

An Imperfect Recipe

A few years ago, Google decided to research what was the key ingredient that made some software teams at the company more successful than others. Much to their surprise the key trait that was most correlated with successful teams wasn’t technical prowess, personalities or the educational background of the team members. Instead it was the notion of psychological safety — “ a shared belief held by members of a team that the team is safe for interpersonal risk-taking.’’

Do you rely too heavily on product management to ensure your product is successful? Joe Kinsella explores the importance of everyone in a startup being in PM.

Product is at the epicenter of everything a product led growth (PLG) company does. So how does the product organization and its PMs need to adapt? Find out here.

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Dictionary of 3,300+ science fiction inventions, devices and technology from 1,000+ novels and stories by more than 300 authors from Adams to Zelazny.

For your business to survive, it needs character and purpose.

Hello, my name is Andrew, and I can’t stop disagreeing.

During my tenure at LinkedIn, I’ve held a wide variety of roles and responsibilities within the company.  Some are fairly public (as described on my LinkedIn profile).  Others are the the typ…

Culture isn’t about whether you’re a startup or a Fortune 500 giant. It’s about values and mindset. It’s about how you approach the decisions you make.

Our overriding objective is excellence. When we say excellence, we mean constant improvement. Our mission of understanding how the world’s markets and economies work requires an extraordinary team, defined by the best individuals and the best portfolio of people, operating in an idea meritocracy, where we are uncompromising on our shared values of truth, integrity, determination, humility, and courage.

Is the American obsession with individual freedom really such a great idea? What other cultures know about how to make good choices.

The world’s most obsessive breakfast-food fans demonstrate just how far humans will go for the sweet taste of nostalgia.

Innovative cultures are generally depicted as pretty fun. They’re characterized by a tolerance for failure and a willingness to experiment. They’re seen as being psychologically safe, highly collaborative, and nonhierarchical. And research suggests that these behaviors translate into better innovative performance. But despite the fact that innovative cultures are desirable, and that most leaders claim to understand what they entail, they are hard to create and sustain. That’s because the easy-to-like behaviors that get so much attention are only one side of the coin. They must be counterbalanced by some tougher and frankly less fun behaviors: an intolerance for incompetence, rigorous discipline, brutal candor, a high level of individual accountability, and strong leadership. Unless the tensions created by this paradox are carefully managed, attempts to create an innovative culture will fail.

"In a poor organization ... people spend much of their time fighting organizational boundaries, infighting, and broken processes."

Leadership has traditionally been taught as a set of larger actions, such as having a difficult conversation or coaching someone. In reality, leading well is an integrated activity, in which one is doing many things simultaneously. One way to learn to do this better is to think about leadership as a series of small actions that are practiced, then carefully sequenced and interwoven during interactions. For instance, instead of thinking of something as a “difficult conversation,” a leader might aim to disarm, then show appreciation, then appeal to values. Research identifies 25 such actions, and learning to implement them in the right circumstances can help one become a better leader.

Jesse Powell, who leads the crypto exchange Kraken, has challenged the use of preferred pronouns, debated who can use racial slurs and called American women “brainwashed.”

An Interview with Don Caldwell, the Editor-in-Chief of Know Your Meme

Phrase bai lan gains popularity as severe competition and social expectations leave many young people despondent

The glittery live shows have long been a staple in many cities, but the fast-food chain is taking that a step further.

Nearly 14 years after his death, his provocative humor has been embraced by people across the political spectrum. What happens when comedy outlasts the era it was made for?

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A strong national identity is essential for any country's survival – and the easiest route to acquiring one is to unite behind a common enemy.

Leadership Now is a leading source for leadership development and analysis. We believe that anyone can make a difference by leading from where they are.

Did the iconic three-note sequence come from Stravinsky, the Muppets or somewhere else? Our writer set out to – dun, dun duuuun! – reveal the mystery

Rax King’s ode to cringeworthy culture – Lindsay Zoladz

With Japan’s rich traditions in paper, it’s no wonder that paper is such a big part of Japanese culture. Keep reading to learn more about why paper is so important in Japan—plus, take a look at a few of our favorite Japanese paper companies.

Chinese millennials are getting tattoos in record numbers. But when it’s time to get married or start a career, many are forced to rush back to the studio to get them erased.

Front's CEO and co-founder Mathilde Collin shares why a founder’s discipline matters more than vision, unveiling her own best practices and templates for communication, time management, fundraising and team building.

Molly Graham helped forge a work culture at Facebook that's withstood huge amounts of growth. Today, she's something of a rapid scaling expert. Here's the key to doing it right, she says.

In order to do well in an increasingly globalised world, managers need to be able to navigate different cultural waters. But what does that mean, exactly? What are the key things you need to know about intercultural management?

Gabe Bullard takes a long, hard look at the history of hillbilly TV, from Andy Griffith to “Duck Dynasty.”

Feeling safe is the magic ingredient to a healthy work environment. In this article Nir discusses novel research on how to eliminate toxic work culture.

Simple questions that can speak volumes about your prospective employer.

Here are six practices to help your team ask for and give more help to each other.

I learned from bosses & peers, including some famous peeps like Reed Hastings, Patty McCord, and Dan Rosensweig. But mainly I learned by doing, supercharged by feedback from many "Friends of Gib."

Hello, my name is Andrew, and I can’t stop disagreeing.

See a shorter, and updated version of this test here: The Pragmatic Engineer Test: 12 Questions on Engineering Culture [https://blog.pragmaticengineer.com/pragmatic-engineer-test/]. I've talked with dozens of software developers about what they like and dislike about their workplace - team, and company - professionally. I'm starting to see

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Individual people can be multicultural in three different (albeit inter-related) ways: they can have deep knowledge of, they can identify with, and they can have internalized more than one culture. This article delves into those three aspects of being multicultural and describes what benefits can accrue from each of them.

The city didn’t put stop signs at our suburban corner until I was thirteen. Despite the reckless driving, no one was ever killed. Pet dogs and stray cats weren’t so lucky. Neither were the squirrels.

As leader of the team, you have significant influence over your team

On Monday, October 21, 2013, I sent this letter to our entire team at Airbnb. I have decided to publish this in the event it is helpful to entrepreneurs building their cultures. Our next team meeting…

How culture and history make American and Russian smiles different.