Thanks for opening up this edition of the Friday Four. Let's get things started by sharing some material from my own personal archives:
- Is "Build It Like You Intend to Sell It" Useful Advice? Zack Gould (Podcast) - You'll notice that this week's collection of content suggestions is a little podcast-heavy, and that is because Niched (my own offering) finally returns
next week. I recorded and launched the first two episodes during the first week of March, and then the whole endeavor went off the rails for four months thanks to the pandemic that shall not be named. I'll return next Thursday with an interview of my business partner, Eric Cressey. In the meantime, enjoy this fascinating conversation with my buddy Zack.
My Friday FOUR:
Four pieces of content I've consumed this past week that will influence my future blog material and challenge me to think differently about how I manage Cressey Sports Performance. As always, I'm looking to bring you some business-specific information from outside of the world of fitness. Enjoy:
- Future-Proofing Your Strategy With Scenario Planning (Podcast) - I'm guilty of rarely strategically charting a course for our gym while taking into consideration multiple potential different futures. This podcast
episode will show you how to go about attacking this process. I especially liked the exercise that requires you to evaluate your perceived vulnerabilities through the eyes of your biggest competitor.
- What I Learned From Working With Mark Zuckerberg - Here's an opportunity for you to decide whether you'd prefer to read or listen to the message, as this podcast is accompanied by a corresponding blog post. There are thirteen strong suggestions here for those who would like to think
big and scale their operation. I'd imagine the seventh one is a decent hint as to why Zuck & Co. chose to let go of Kagan back in the day, but who am I to judge...
- What Google Learned From Its Quest to Build the Perfect Team - If you enjoyed The Power of Habit and/or Bigger, Faster, Smarter by Charles Duhigg, you'll likely find this in-depth piece fascinating as well. This
is a beefy article, but well worth the read if you're interested in understanding the driving forces behind job satisfaction and employee engagement. It might seem strange for me to share an article published in 2016, so I should note that it was referenced in a great book that I'm currently reading, The Messy Middle.
- What to Do If Your Boss Doesn’t Like You - While the title of this article centers on the employee/boss relationship, the overarching concepts would apply to an objective of recalibrating just about any professional relationship. I also feel compelled to note
that bosses should let go of employees that they don't like instead of passive aggressively pushing them to a point where they feel compelled to learn how to fix their work dynamic by following the steps outlined in an HBR article, but that's a conversation for another day.
Make sure to let me know if you come across any material that you think I'd enjoy. More importantly, have a great weekend.
- Pete
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