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And as long as you keep on ducking your head in it, and there's an interesting challenge to have the visibility, to know if there's red flags, but on the other hand, to literally delegate that and to move forward. It's a delicate move, Ryan. How do you train people to do that?
And as long as you keep on ducking your head in it, and there's an interesting challenge to have the visibility, to know if there's red flags, but on the other hand, to literally delegate that and to move forward. It's a delicate move, Ryan. How do you train people to do that?
who would be the perfect person to course correct you? Because you're right. I think there's a little bit of this that is going to happen. And I think sometimes you also need to make mistakes in order to start learning from them. And sometimes you can actually get feedback in order to course correct before it's a catastrophe.
who would be the perfect person to course correct you? Because you're right. I think there's a little bit of this that is going to happen. And I think sometimes you also need to make mistakes in order to start learning from them. And sometimes you can actually get feedback in order to course correct before it's a catastrophe.
Who do you think in the organization is the right person to help with that? Is it your boss? Is it chief people officer?
Who do you think in the organization is the right person to help with that? Is it your boss? Is it chief people officer?
So one of the things that we're seeing a lot in Leap Academy is when somebody joins a company, lands a role, and now they want to prove themselves. They have that famous 90 days or whatever you call it. What would you say to people that are coming in? I mean, you don't want somebody to just immediately change everything because they didn't even learn anything.
So one of the things that we're seeing a lot in Leap Academy is when somebody joins a company, lands a role, and now they want to prove themselves. They have that famous 90 days or whatever you call it. What would you say to people that are coming in? I mean, you don't want somebody to just immediately change everything because they didn't even learn anything.
What would you say is some of the more important things for them to really understand? Like somebody that is joining next door, what should be the first few months?
What would you say is some of the more important things for them to really understand? Like somebody that is joining next door, what should be the first few months?
Absolutely agree. And I love the little wins. Yes, you want to create little wins, but you don't want to create those massive changes that right now are completely out of context because you didn't have the full picture. So Brian, back to Nextdoor, maybe. Obviously, I think every person, at least in the US, I don't know, you tell me, will know Nextdoor. It's a brand that took off.
Absolutely agree. And I love the little wins. Yes, you want to create little wins, but you don't want to create those massive changes that right now are completely out of context because you didn't have the full picture. So Brian, back to Nextdoor, maybe. Obviously, I think every person, at least in the US, I don't know, you tell me, will know Nextdoor. It's a brand that took off.
What do you think is the success of Nextdoor? And maybe share a story of why this works.
What do you think is the success of Nextdoor? And maybe share a story of why this works.
And I love that because the first time I heard of Nextdoor, it was many, many years ago when the company basically started. You know, I grew up back in Israel with a lot of neighbors, like neighborhood was a thing. We would always laugh that in the U.S. there is no neighbors. You don't know the neighbors.
And I love that because the first time I heard of Nextdoor, it was many, many years ago when the company basically started. You know, I grew up back in Israel with a lot of neighbors, like neighborhood was a thing. We would always laugh that in the U.S. there is no neighbors. You don't know the neighbors.
And when Nextdoor came, it was like, I don't know if anybody here wants to know their neighbors. You know, that was our instinct. And somehow it did catch. What helped suddenly for that to become a community?
And when Nextdoor came, it was like, I don't know if anybody here wants to know their neighbors. You know, that was our instinct. And somehow it did catch. What helped suddenly for that to become a community?
For you, were there days or times like COVID or whatever, did you feel that that actually grows the community or is that hurting the community? What did you see?
For you, were there days or times like COVID or whatever, did you feel that that actually grows the community or is that hurting the community? What did you see?