February 17, 2021
SHUTTING DOWN
When it comes toĀ employee training, speeding up will actually slow your team down. Sounds counterintuitive - I know. But while you (the trainer) technically made it through training, your team is left dealing with some serious information overload.Ā
(And spoiler: they'll just need to go through it all again tomorrow!)
Just like it sounds,Ā information overloadĀ is when you give someone too much new knowledge at once. So, instead of being helpful, the training becomes overwhelming. And ultimately, it doesnāt stick.Ā Ā
Meaning, youāll end up answering the same questions again and again. And the training you tried racing through will end up taking a lot longer.
So, how exactly can you avoid information overload?
šĀ Ā Get the tricks for avoiding information overload.
WORTH A TRY
It seems every time longtime execs leave Amazon, we get an inside look at all the strange ways the company operates. And Bill Carr and Colin Bryar have been no different - thanks to their new bookĀ Working Backwards.Ā
Itās no shocker that PowerPoints are the punchline of just about every boardroom joke. But unlike the rest of us, Jeff Bezos actually did something about it.Ā
In 2004, he said goodbye (company-wide) to PowerPoint presentations and hello to theĀ 6-page memos.Ā
And while weāre not saying ditch PowerPoints altogether, Amazon does have a solid argument for why a narrative might be a better tool for rallying your team.Ā Namely, that it:Ā
šĀ Get the full scoop.
ALL THE BUZZ
This Valentineās day, it was love at first sight for Bumble investors. Last Thursday, Americaās #2 dating app made their IPO official, closing the day at anĀ $8B+ valuationĀ (a 64% gain on the first day).Ā
Not to mention (or repeat, I guess) that this makesĀ CEO Whitney Wolfe HerdĀ one of the few female founders to ever take her company public (and the youngest at 31).Ā
But thatās not the only place where this market debut broke the glass ceiling. In the last 12 months,Ā 560 companiesĀ went public, per Morning Brew. But Bumble was:Ā
And with over $900M+ in company stocks, Whitneyās net worth pushed past the $1B mark on Sunday. (And with only aboutĀ 5% of the worldās wealthiest peopleĀ being self-made women, this feat is extra noteworthy.)
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