{"id":44848,"date":"2023-10-20T15:39:06","date_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:39:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/startupsmart.test\/2023\/10\/20\/what-mark-zuckerberg-does-to-learn-more-about-particular-employees-startupsmart\/"},"modified":"2023-10-20T15:39:06","modified_gmt":"2023-10-20T15:39:06","slug":"what-mark-zuckerberg-does-to-learn-more-about-particular-employees-startupsmart","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.startupsmart.com.au\/uncategorized\/what-mark-zuckerberg-does-to-learn-more-about-particular-employees-startupsmart\/","title":{"rendered":"What Mark Zuckerberg does to learn more about particular employees – StartupSmart"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has a simple trick up his sleeve for when he wants to learn more about how his teams function: he gets them to sit closer to his desk.<\/p>\n

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Yann LeCun, a computer scientist who works on artificial intelligence for Facebook, told Fast Company <\/em>when he started working for the social media giant, Zuckerberg told his team to sit closer to him so he could learn how they worked.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhen we moved to the new building, we ended up being separated from Zuckerberg by about 10 yards,\u201d LeCun said.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHe said, \u2018No, this is too far, move closer.\u2019 And so they did.\u201d<\/p>\n

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It isn\u2019t unusual for Zuckerberg to request teams that are working on a new project for Facebook sit next to him.<\/p>\n

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The 31-year-old internet entrepreneur, who is currently worth around $50 billion, reportedly asked particular designers to sit next to him in 2011 while preparing to launch Facebook\u2019s timeline feature.<\/p>\n

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And after Facebook bought Instagram in 2012 for around $US1 billion, Zuckerberg asked Instagram co-founder Kevin Systrom to sit next to him so he could gain a better understanding of the photo-sharing platform.<\/p>\n

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Should your business adopt this approach?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Margaret Harrison, director of Our HR Company, told SmartCompany<\/em> that while employees might feel a bit intimidated at first, having a new team member sit next to the chief executive has merit.<\/p>\n

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\u201cApart from thinking you could be spied on, the person is there to give help and give advice,\u201d Harrison says.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThey\u2019re the one who really knows the business. It could be a coaching situation or something that rejuvenates people as it can be very tiring working on your own and in a vacuum not knowing if you\u2019re having the desired effect.\u201d<\/p>\n

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However, Harrison points out that sitting next to your company\u2019s chief executive would likely work best if it was a temporary situation.<\/p>\n

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That way, people feel like they\u2019ve gotten to know each other better but also don\u2019t feel as though they are under constant supervision.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI think it\u2019d be best just until people got on their feet, a project is finished or coming to conclusion,\u201d Harrison says.<\/p>\n

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\u201cEven if it\u2019s just to get to know each other better.\u201d<\/p>\n

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This article was originally published on www.smartcompany.com.au<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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