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By: The Human Capitalist » Watching a Talent Management Strategy Destruct in Front of Our Eyes

Fri, 20 Jun 2008 04:10:59 +0000

[...] in May, a good friend, Jeff Nolan, posted a very critical observation of the company based on a meeting he had at their headquarters… What struck me about the [...]

By: iPhone Cheats » Blog Archive » Run by Wall Street? A Cause or a Company?

Fri, 16 May 2008 23:25:00 +0000

[...] or partners. Its a listless organization that seems to be going through the motions – see this excellent post by Jeff Nolan. Marc Andreesen recently wrote up an article praising dual-class structure to help management teams [...]

By: Between the Lines mobile edition

Between the Lines mobile edition — Fri, 16 May 2008 22:01:09 +0000

[...] The problem with Yahoo! is not just its mediocre financial performance compared to its more successful cousin in Mountain View – Google, but that Yahoo! does not seem to stand for anything and rarely arouses any passion amongst customers, employees or partners. Its a listless organization that seems to be going through the motions – see this excellent post by Jeff Nolan. [...]

By: Yahoo Retake | Venture Chronicles

Yahoo Retake | Venture Chronicles — Mon, 12 May 2008 05:32:01 +0000

[...] been thinking about that Yahoo post I wrote last week and wish now that I had not written it the way I did. It was a great example of style stomping on [...]

By: matt

matt — Fri, 09 May 2008 18:38:38 +0000

You could have spoken to them and expressed your concern, but instead your were quiet, then went home and blogged about it. What's that say?

By: I should have not re

I should have not re — Thu, 08 May 2008 21:25:25 +0000

Maybe that meeting was like that because YOU were there? I'd not be surprised of the outcome considering your attitude: "I wish", "I shoud", etc. and then just sat there, did nothing, and then blogged about it? Why didn't you just open your mouth and ask? It is surprising how many just pick on others without seeing their own shortcomings. That to me is indeed same old thing. Wish you the best!

By: Teddy Ruxpin

Teddy Ruxpin — Thu, 08 May 2008 19:54:58 +0000

When people are used to being treated like a king in their jobs as you are, they can become cold and bored and take for granted all of the things a company does to help you thrive. Coming from a call center environment where I was treated like a meat puppet, I would like to share my perspective: Working at Yahoo! has been the most fulfilling work experience of my life. No one ever had a harsh word for me and everyone supported everyone daily. I always got the feeling that we were building something together rather than competing for money. To me, Yahoo! is like a big family where people come and go but always keep in touch and always care for each other. I've never seen so many honest smiles in one place. There's no word for the feeling you get when you feel you can trust everyone you work with because it usually doesn't happen.

By: So tired of blog bas

So tired of blog bas — Thu, 08 May 2008 19:30:29 +0000

Unprofessional post Jeff - if you really felt this way you should have dealt with it instead of showing a false face and then dumping your garbage publicly. Here's some better advice for dealing with people: http://money.cnn.com/galleries/2008/fortune/0804/...

By: 8-Figure Annually Ya

8-Figure Annually Ya — Wed, 07 May 2008 20:25:07 +0000

Yahoo says it wants developers to build to their platform, my experience suggests that their desires simply are not matched with incentives and initiative that is required of them to do it.

This entire post is true. And this statement just about sums it up.

By: links for 2008-05-06 | BKM Blog

links for 2008-05-06 | BKM Blog — Tue, 06 May 2008 23:33:37 +0000

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