Training agency (video), new podcast episode, and corporate licenses for my books
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Training agencyA few months ago, I published an essay on training agency. As it got more popular recently, I also recorded a video on the topic. New podcast episodeBogumil Baranowski, host of the Talking Billions podcast, interviewed me on my latest book, "Winning Long-Term Games." You can listen to our conversation on Spotify or watch it on Youtube. Winning Long-Term GamesTwo months ago, I published my latest book, "Winning Long-Term Games." Sales have gone very well, with a volume about triple that of my second best-selling book, Ergodicity. If you have read the book, would you mind writing a review on Amazon or Goodreads? And if you haven't read it yet, would you mind telling me what factors influenced your decision? (It would help me to know whether I could have done something better during the book launch. Thank you!) Corporate licenses for my booksA couple of readers enquired about corporate licenses for my books, so I added them to some of my bestselling books. They let you share the eBook with your organization's employees. You can get them here:
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Luca Dellanna
I increase revenue through better people management.
Pulled-forward growth (read this as a webpage) We often pull growth forward, taking the time we should dedicate to building skills and instead use it to meet prospects or do more work. This always backfires. I get it, though. Bosses, investors, peers, society, and our egos set aggressive objectives, which pressure us into adopting short-term tactics. Moreover, when we look left and right and see those around us pursuing short-term objectives, we feel like we’re falling behind, which also...
In this issue: How to train people fast The Italian Tech Week My Singapore book signings Quotes of the week How to train people fast A recurring topic I'm asked to consult on is how to train people fast and how to teach not just procedures but also agency and good judgment. Here is a short overview of how I do it (an excerpt from this essay of mine). The problem A core reason employees don’t receive enough training is that it is very time-consuming, and many teams are already overworked....
Culture Wars (read this on my blog) The real culture war isn’t left vs right, urban vs rural, capitalism vs communism, etc. The real culture war is between people who want to win (a more prosperous country) vs people who want to win the argument (more status even if it means less prosperity). Positive-sum vs negative-sum people. Who won the elections? If you look within a country, it’s easy to see who won the elections. It’s either this or that party. However, if you look from outside the...