Ethan Hathaway

As the new remote work environment continues, we’re all learning on the fly as we all adjust to how to do things without always being physically present. Ryan MacInnis, a Product Marketing Lead at LinkedIn, has not visited LinkedIn’s offices since he’s been hired. He shares some interesting anecdotes for any company looking to on-board […]

I always keep an eye out for interesting use-cases for AI (artificial intelligence) as it’s something that is inevitable. The sooner we can see what’s on the horizon, the better we can plan and adapt to it. eMarketer reports that almost half of US human resource leaders believe will be used to take on more

By now, you might be “Zoomed” out (i.e. tired of Zoom calls), but Zoom calls & meetings aren’t going away soon. If you need to present or lead a Zoom call, here’s some tips on how to be a better speaker on Zoom: Body position: show your torso, not just your face/head Body language: just

One of the biggest SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) companies in the world, Salesforce, announced that their employees will be permanently allowed to work from home, even after it is safe to do so (whenever that may be…). Even going so far as delcaring the traditional “9 to 5 workday is dead”. Imagine the knock-on effects of this

In the workplace, there’s always got to be that one person who’s completely unreasonable. Either they argue with everyone around them or they simply bully people to follow their view. So, how do you handle unreasonable people? Adam Grant shares this tip: Instead of trying to argue and reason with an unreasonable person, treat it

One complaint I hear from managers, unit heads and senior executives from all over is how hard it is to find good talent & people. Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla, Owner of SpaceX, has an interesting strategy for filtering out liars when interviewing candidates (and it’s backed by science). Musk doesn’t care what school (or

The (former) Governor General of Canada, Julie Payette, recently resigned amid a 3rd-party probe that found “scathing” and “blistering” evidence she created a toxi work environment filled with harassment and bullying. If you’re lucky, you’ll never have experienced such a boss or a toxic work environment, but in all likelihood, most people have experienced at

If you’re unlucky, you’ll one-day (if not already) probably encounter working for or with someone who is a narcissist. That can make daily work life miserable for those around them. But if you’re in the unenviable position where you can’t change jobs or remove yourself from working with someone who displays narcissistic behaviour, here’s five

Working in the new normal, means fewer water-cooler conversations, rare face-to-face interactions and just a general feeling of isolation for some people. Not everyone is built to handle the current work environment we’re in during a pandemic. As a manager, not only are you trying to figure how to keep yourself sane, but you’ve also

Happy New Year! 2020 is now behind us, but I’m sure you’re savvy enough to know there’s so much work to be done in the coming days. I thought I’d start the 2021 year by looking back on what we learned from the past year, and what a year it has been: Is WFH the

We often based performance on how well things are going when times are good or when everything is running smoothly. But Farnam Street brings up an excellent point, to best measure performance, it’s how you, your staff, your product and your company perform when it’s bad. “Products and services are only as good as they

Often times, we get promoted to a managerial role without really getting trained in how to manage people. You might be good at your job, but when it comes to managing other people it can involve a completely different skill set than what you’re good at. CEO of Whole Foods, John Mackey, shares this interesting

We’re big fans of Warren Buffett (our company name is based upon Berkshire Hathaway!), we vibe with a lot of the wisdom he shares. When Warren hires, he doesn’t focus too much on where a candidate went to school or specific skills… …he looks for these three character traits in a candidate: Intelligence Energy Integrity

Whenever the pandemic ends, we’re all going to be tired of hearing the word “Zoom”. Personally, I find majority of meetings to be fruitless & time wasting, I get that most traditional businesses still need to have meetings. Now, with remote meetings, it’s easy to just lose your day to endless amounts of Zoom meetings.

Reading is an activity I regularly talk about/promote here. Because I believe in the motto “Leaders are Readers”. Not only that, but active readers engage their brains more and display more empath towards others. But in today’s digital age where we’re pummelled everyday by devicses, messages, and constant pushing & pulling for our attention, it’s

Whether you’re working from home or working in the office, we’ve traditionally focused on time management to being productive. But, what I’m discovering more and more is it’s not a “time management” issue but more of a “focus” issue. Think about how often you may be distracted at home? E.g. kids, household chores, etc. Or

Here at Ethan Hathaway, it’s a mantra we believe in wholeheartedly, “leaders are readers.” Reading is a BIG element in being the best at whatever you do. This article breaks down how we read and shares some great tips how to read better. Things you may not have thought about when it comes to reading:

With many in the world working remotely, the experience of work has drastically changed. Slack, the internal messaging app for remote teams, recently published an interesting look at how redesigning how we work moving forward (even after a post-pandemic world). They share the five key elements of the remote working experience and created an index

“But the campaign results are a complete disaster…the results support what we said all along…” – that’s what I said to my counterpart in London. His response: “I know, the test was a complete disaster for us too, but the Managing Director doesn’t want to hear that.” I remember hearing that response and being completely