Impactful People from 5+ Years at Lyft: What I Learned Watching the Company Grow from 300 to 5,000 Employees

Reflecting on what I learned from a few of many genuinely kind and caring people who taught me so much at Lyft. Read the full post on Medium -> https://medium.com/@seanboltondotme/impactful-people-from-5-years-at-lyft-what-i-learned-watching-the-company-grow-from-300-to-5-000-32b8b811ada0

Non-verbal Hyperdrive

Today during a video conference meeting at work I found myself getting really strong non-verbal cues from all of the people in the meeting. There were small nuances to people’s body language that allowed me to often understand how they received what was being said, read more into what they were saying and get a …

Nudging Reward Systems

We have all grown up with structured short-term reward systems. This continues throughout life. “As we entered the workforce, the good grade, became the paycheck, the recognition, and potential for raise or bonus…The rewards system of the tradition workplace keeps us on track, in line with deadlines” These rewards feel good, that is why we …

My Experience Without Facebook – Deactivating My Facebook Account

Yesterday I found myself clicking through to someone’s Facebook profile I had never met just to “stalk” them and see a bit about who they are. As I arrived at their Facebook profile with feelings of disgust for clicking through to their profile in the first place, I stopped myself from doing anything more than …