Implementing the Icelandic Workweek: A New Approach to Flexibility and Freedom (with Ali Asaria, CEO of Tulip)

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Most managers focus on avoiding bad things when they should be focusing on creating good things.

In this episode, Ali Asaria discusses the importance of having the hard conversations that eliminate poor alignment, and how to ensure employees remain motivated by a sense of creativity and autonomy.

Ali Asaria is a Canadian technology entrepreneur who has founded several companies including Well.ca and his latest venture, Tulip, an enterprise retail technology company. He is also the original creator of the most popular BlackBerry game, BrickBreaker. Ali has many years of experience leading teams of over 200 people.

In episode #168, Ali explains how important it is to experiment with your team’s leadership and management practices. He also shares how this experimentation can help you discover things within each team that help the entire company succeed.

Tune in to hear all about Ali’s leadership journey and the lessons learned along the way!

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TIME-STAMPED SHOW NOTES:

[04:50] There’s no secret formula

[09:53] Implement management lightly

[15:00] Icelandic work week

[25:00] Discovering the lack of trust

[34:40] Getting your team aligned

[39:23] Using AI to solve problems

RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:

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Read The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni

Read Crucial Conversations by Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler

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