Coy messaging apps aren’t just rude, they’re unsafe. (LinkedIn should know better.)

Coy messaging apps aren’t just rude, they’re unsafe. (LinkedIn should know better.)

Want to contact me? Feel free to send me an email, a text message, a Twitter DM, a Facebook Messenger message, a Slack private message, a WhatsApp, or, God forbid, a voicemail. And you could, of course, message me on LinkedIn. If you do choose to message me on LinkedIn, I’ll see something like this…

Post-election, Microsoft’s Brad Smith shows tech CEOs how to lead
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Post-election, Microsoft’s Brad Smith shows tech CEOs how to lead

What’s a leader to do in the wake of a divisive election? For Silicon Valley CEOs from Apple, eBay, Facebook, and LinkedIn, the answer is smile, give us a all a hug, and tell people to get back to work. But Microsoft’s President Brad Smith showed us how a leader ought to lead in a crisis. This election is…

Jeff Weiner’s creepy letter to staff about the LinkedIn acquisition
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Jeff Weiner’s creepy letter to staff about the LinkedIn acquisition

LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner emailed his staff when Microsoft bought the company. His email is discursive, full of platitudes, and fails to answer the employee’s most important question: what’s going to happen to me? LinkedIn has 10,000 employees, 433 million members, and no profits. And now it’s got a new owner. If you work there,…

With LinkedIn, Microsoft will know us all too well

With LinkedIn, Microsoft will know us all too well

Customer knowledge is the most valuable business commodity in our future. Facebook already knows your heart, Google your intentions, and Amazon your purse. With LinkedIn, Microsoft will know your brain. You don’t get a say in the matter. Why did Microsoft agree to buy LinkedIn for $26 billion? If you listen to their CEOs, Satya Nadella and Jeff…

At LinkedIn and Carrier, videos, jobs, and trust in a crisis

At LinkedIn and Carrier, videos, jobs, and trust in a crisis

Recently, the CEO of LinkedIn, Jeff Weiner, explained the company’s future in the wake of a 45% drop in the company’s shares. At around the same time, an executive at Carrier air-conditioner factory explained that 1,400 people would lose their jobs. It’s clear from the videos that the LinkedIn leader was successful, while the Carrier executive was a failure….