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2. Time management
The corporate world is full of big companies with lots of
resources.
With an abundance of anything you always have wastage. The
corporate world definitely didn’t tell me how to manage time.
eetings in the corporate world not only suck up time but are
also a fashion parade where all the biggest egos can strut
their stuff.
It’s not all full of zero passion, though. There are a few people
that are insanely passionate and those folk shine through.
I knew, though, from the startup world that this very idea
was wrong.
People are buying you. They’re buying the people they deal
with and what those people stand for.
corporate world.
This formula will put almost all attendees to sleep. It’s why
when you walk into a corporate board meeting, most of the
execs are looking at their phone rather than paying attention
to who’s speaking.
Have only the people that can solve the problem in the
meeting, make it short and trust in the outcome and vision
you’re trying to achieve.
The decks get longer, filled with more words, more acronyms
and more promises to take more action.
It’s like for every year in the corporate world you
add another acronym to the sentence you’re
currently writing.
Wrong.
By not asking for stuff all the time, by treating these future
leaders with respect and by being as close to a good human
being as I could be, I got all the promotions and all the hard
to reach opportunities.
Agile meant plan the next five years of a new product, try to
deal with every possible situation in the beginning and invite
some management consultants.
Act like a startup meant adopt the word but still be a
corporate because a sizeable business always knows best.
2. Corporate decision-making
3. Community values
The corporate world in some ways shows you what the past
looks like so you can build the future. It shows you that size
does not necessarily mean better results or more improved
solutions.
The business world can get you down and suck the life out of
you.