Falko commented on No Rules Rules by Reed Hastings
"Don't try to please your boss. Try to please the business"
"Don't try to please your boss. Try to please the business"
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reading mostly non-fictional books to learn new stuff. But occasionally I'm reading Sci-Fi and History.
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Falko commented on No Rules Rules by Reed Hastings
"Netflix treats employees like adults who can handle difficult information and I love that."
Not sure I agree with praising the maturity of adults. Met too many adults who don't behave any better like toddlers.
"Netflix treats employees like adults who can handle difficult information and I love that."
Not sure I agree with praising the maturity of adults. Met too many adults who don't behave any better like toddlers.
Falko commented on No Rules Rules by Reed Hastings
Sometimes this book reads like a communist manifesto. It assumes that people are all honest, have perfect judgement and highest skills. Of course does that vision sound nice. But is it realistic?
Falko commented on No Rules Rules by Reed Hastings
Netflix claims to pay their creative staff top of the market salaries. And even proactively increases salary if your market values rises. Appealing logic behind it. But I'm wondering how sustainable this approach is. Still a very interesting read.
Netflix claims to pay their creative staff top of the market salaries. And even proactively increases salary if your market values rises. Appealing logic behind it. But I'm wondering how sustainable this approach is. Still a very interesting read.
Falko commented on No Rules Rules by Reed Hastings
Quote: "Once you have a workforce made up nearly exclusively of high performers, you can count on people to behave responsibly. Once you have developed a culture of candor, employees will watch out for one another and ensure their teammates’ actions are in line with the good of the company. Then you can begin to remove controls and give your staff more freedom. Great places to start are the lifting of your vacation, travel, and expense policies. These elements give people more control over their own lives and convey a loud message that you trust your employees to do what’s right. The trust you offer will in turn instill feelings of responsibility in your workforce, leading everyone in the company to have a greater sense of ownership."
Quote: "Once you have a workforce made up nearly exclusively of high performers, you can count on people to behave responsibly. Once you have developed a culture of candor, employees will watch out for one another and ensure their teammates’ actions are in line with the good of the company. Then you can begin to remove controls and give your staff more freedom. Great places to start are the lifting of your vacation, travel, and expense policies. These elements give people more control over their own lives and convey a loud message that you trust your employees to do what’s right. The trust you offer will in turn instill feelings of responsibility in your workforce, leading everyone in the company to have a greater sense of ownership."
Falko commented on No Rules Rules by Reed Hastings
Still an interesting read. Most stuff seems obvious though if one has read similar books already. But it's still good to read real life examples of principles applied and how they work out. What I like is that they also always give the bad example that educated their choice for a certain principle or policy they put in place. "Provide context" is their mantra and it works well for.
Still an interesting read. Most stuff seems obvious though if one has read similar books already. But it's still good to read real life examples of principles applied and how they work out. What I like is that they also always give the bad example that educated their choice for a certain principle or policy they put in place. "Provide context" is their mantra and it works well for.
Falko reviewed The Phoenix Project by Gene Kim
Five years after this sleeper hit took on the world of IT and flipped it …
An IT tale that everyone in the industry can relate to
5 stars
Reading this book felt like a dejavu. So many situations the authors describe have happened almost exactly as they describe them. We've made the same mistakes and hopefully have learned from them. It's very well written and relatable. Especially people who've not have worked for 20 years in the industry might find this an interesting read to possibly understand certain situations and avoid some of the mistakes we all use to make along our way.
Reading this book felt like a dejavu. So many situations the authors describe have happened almost exactly as they describe them. We've made the same mistakes and hopefully have learned from them. It's very well written and relatable. Especially people who've not have worked for 20 years in the industry might find this an interesting read to possibly understand certain situations and avoid some of the mistakes we all use to make along our way.
Falko reviewed Free to Focus by Michael Hyatt
On my list
Got this recommended by Sebastian Küpers (pixelsebi) from his YouTube channel "Strive Every Day"
Got this recommended by Sebastian Küpers (pixelsebi) from his YouTube channel "Strive Every Day"
Falko commented on No Rules Rules by Reed Hastings
"No Vacation Policy" - seems like a nice concept. It however depends very much, let me stress "very much", on the modelling behaviour of the bosses.
"No Vacation Policy" - seems like a nice concept. It however depends very much, let me stress "very much", on the modelling behaviour of the bosses.
Falko commented on No Rules Rules by Reed Hastings
Liked the chapter about giving and receiving constructive feedback. Also like the summaries at the end as easy takeaways.
Falko commented on No Rules Rules by Reed Hastings
I'm still sceptical whether Hastings method is the holy grail of running a business. Very US American logic that momentary success justifies the approach.
I'm still sceptical whether Hastings method is the holy grail of running a business. Very US American logic that momentary success justifies the approach.
Falko commented on No Rules Rules by Reed Hastings
I'm still sceptical whether Hastings method is the holy grail of running a business. Very US American logic that momentary success justifies the approach.
I'm still sceptical whether Hastings method is the holy grail of running a business. Very US American logic that momentary success justifies the approach.
Falko started reading No Rules Rules by Reed Hastings
Started reading this in the sauna. A few colleagues read it and recommended it. Let's see
Started reading this in the sauna. A few colleagues read it and recommended it. Let's see
Falko commented on True Facts by Katharina Nocun
Gefällt mir bisher sehr gut. Einfach und verständlich geschrieben ohne jedoch oberflächlich zu sein.
Falko finished reading The outward mindset by Arbinger Institute
"When faced with personal ineffectiveness or lagging organizational performance, most of us instinctively look for …
Interesting... but not interesting enough
I'm stopping reading this book for now. It was certainly interesting. But after having read the other books from the Arbinger Institute already it didn't hat that much new insights to me. Was rather repetition of the other books. I might pick it up again later.
Interesting... but not interesting enough
I'm stopping reading this book for now. It was certainly interesting. But after having read the other books from the Arbinger Institute already it didn't hat that much new insights to me. Was rather repetition of the other books. I might pick it up again later.