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How To Handle Overly Confident And Combative Colleagues
What to do when you need something from a coworker who is overly confident, defensive, or simply hostile towards working with you.
Mar 15
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Yue Zhao
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How To Succeed In Performance Reviews When AI Holds The Pen
AI is influencing your performance evaluations. It is writing summaries, development plans, and creating distributions. Here's how to manage it and get…
Mar 5
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Yue Zhao
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The Magic of AI Is Reducing Coordination Costs, Not Individual Productivity
Productivity improvements are just the first step. Tue unlock and transformational change with AI comes from rethinking your data infrastructure and…
Feb 26
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Yue Zhao
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Why One-Size-Fits-All Team Routines Fail At Senior Levels
I recently spoke on a Chief Product Officer panel with a former mentor and fellow CPO from Thumbtack, Phil Farhi.
Feb 6
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Yue Zhao
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The Power of Stepping Back
In a world obsessed with urgency and moving forward, sometimes the best action is taking a step back.
Jan 22
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Yue Zhao
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Letting go is A Leadership Superpower
Letting go of what made us successful and fixed ideas of what is right is the secret to becoming a great executive. Here's the why and the how to do it…
Oct 31, 2025
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Yue Zhao
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How to Lead Through Systems, Not Skills
Being "the best" got us into leadership. Learning how to build effective systems and retain great people propels you into the executive levels.
Oct 16, 2025
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Yue Zhao
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5 Tactical Ways To Tackle Meeting Proliferation
Too many meetings comes from a lack of clarity and context or murky decision-making. Solving these issues will naturally decrease meeting load.
Oct 9, 2025
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Yue Zhao
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How To Influence Executives: 5 Elements of Persuasive Stories
While we think we're data-driven and logical, we are much more influenced by stories than numbers. Hone your storytelling skills to unlock a next level…
Oct 2, 2025
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Yue Zhao
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How to Tame Imposter Syndrome
Imposter syndrome is not something we get rid off. Instead, it is a natural feeling when we try something new outside our comfort zone, and the goal is…
Sep 25, 2025
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Yue Zhao
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Time for Strategic Work Is Not Optional and Does Not Need To Be Earned
If you want to up level your work and be more strategic, don't wait for an opportunity or "get other work done first." Prioritize strategy conversation…
Sep 11, 2025
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Yue Zhao
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How To Expand Your Influence Skills
Having the data or being “right” doesn’t win hearts and minds. We work with humans. And humans are emotional creatures. Build your influence through…
Jul 31, 2025
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Yue Zhao
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