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Jeff Weiner on compassionate management: interview summary

LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner on Compassionate Management

Stanford Graduate School of Business · Feb 3, 2017 · about 57 min

Uploaded Feb 3, 2017 · 174.5K views (as of Oct 30, 2026)

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Weiner says judging people by your own way limits them.
He says to understand and play to people's unique strengths.
He was known as very intense before LinkedIn.
LinkedIn's values include managing compassionately.
He says customers care about what a company stands for.

What does Jeff Weiner mean by compassionate management?

He says you won't get the best from people if you keep holding them up to a bar of what you can do and how you do things. It makes far more sense to understand their unique strengths and play to them. He admits he was known as very intense in a prior role.

Worth watching?Good value given. A thoughtful talk on managing with compassion, playing to people's strengths and LinkedIn's values.

ActionableLessons

Actionable

Next one-on-one, name a teammate's unique strength.
Stop comparing your team to how you'd do it.
Write your team's values and include how you treat people.
Share what your company stands for with customers.

Lessons

Compassion gets results.
Strengths over sameness.
Leaders can change.
Values attract customers.

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Watch on YouTube: LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner on Compassionate Management

Channel: Stanford Graduate School of Business. Published Feb 3, 2017. About 57 minutes.

Who is Jeff Weiner?

Jeff Weiner was CEO of LinkedIn from 2009 to 2020.

This is a Stanford Graduate School of Business interview.

Key stories from the interview

He talks about immigration and company values.
He recalls Oprah asking about his intensity.
He explains LinkedIn's values.
He discusses education and reskilling.

Frameworks and ideas

Manage compassionately.
Play to strengths.
Act like an owner.
Members first.

In their words (paraphrased)

You play at their strengths.
To manage compassionately.
To be very intense.

How to apply this

List each teammate's top strength.
Ask for feedback on your management style.
Write one value on how you treat people.

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FAQ: questions people ask

What is compassionate management?

Understanding people's unique strengths and playing to them, instead of judging by your own way.

Was Jeff Weiner always compassionate?

He says he was known as very intense in a prior role.

Is the Jeff Weiner Stanford interview worth watching?

Good value given. Thoughtful and practical.