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☆ Ancestry's Deb Liu on 2024: 'Ruthless prioritization' is key to success
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-01 | by ( Josée Rose | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . During the depths of the COVID-19 pandemic, many families lost older relatives, reminding them of the importance of passing on family stories, Deb Liu, Ancestry's CEO and president, told Business Insider. She said a family member's death pushed her to ask her uncle to recall a story about her family's history. Liu said she's excited about new offerings to allow several members of a family to work on their history together. Liu's insights are part of Business Insider's year-end leadership package, "Looking Ahead 2024," digging into vision, strategy, and challenges across corporate America.

Persons: Deb Liu, Liu, —, it's, We're, we're, That's Organizations: Service Locations: Business, America, Cornwall

☆ Hate office politics? It all comes down to point of view.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( Deb Liu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

AdvertisementAdvertisement"I hate office politics." I replied, "Office politics is like the weather. Anyone who works in the corporate world can tell you that the word "office" coupled with the word "politics" is a hated combination. What if we could see office politics from a totally different perspective? Understanding office politicsIn a recent survey of 800 people published in the Los Angeles Times, 40% of participants reported they had considered leaving a job because of office politics, and 25% reported they had actually left their job over it.

Persons: Deb Liu, Liu, —, I've, they're, I'd Organizations: Service, Los Angeles Times Locations: Seattle

☆ 10 Things in Tech: Titan sub debris, tough questions at Microsoft, and kei trucks
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-23 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Scott Guthrie, Microsoft's executive VP of cloud and AI, oversees Azure and Microsoft 365 cloud software. Microsoft's cloud boss faces tough questions about pay and low morale, leaked messages show. Microsoft employees blasted the company's decision to pause pay raises and cut bonuses and stock awards ahead of a cloud meeting. Son told the company's annual shareholder meeting he believed his firm will be a winner in the AI race thanks to its investments. The tiny Japanese trucks are about 11 feet long and are typically limited to 25 miles an hour.

Persons: Nathan Rennolds, let's, Scott Guthrie, Stephen Lam, he'd, Satya Nadella, Kathleen Hogan, Dimitrios Kambouris, Twitter hasn't, Larry Ellison, Elon Musk's, David Tinson, Masayoshi Son, Son, Ziwei Li, Deb Liu, Elon, Mark Zuckerberg, Zuckerberg, Musk, it's, Read, Jack Sommers Organizations: US Navy, Microsoft, Twitter, Oracle, FIFA, Lyft, Getty, Meta Locations: London, Lyft, Japan

☆ I'm the CEO of Ancestry. Here are 6 things that are hard to admit as a working mother.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-21 | by ( Deb Liu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

Liu writes that being a full-time working mother is hard and no one can do it without support. that being a full-time working mother is hard and no one can do it without support. The truth is, being a full-time working mother outside the home, especially to young children, is hard. Realistically, most mothers work out of necessity, and they are the norm, even as they are judged negatively for making that choice. Nevertheless, the motherhood penalty is real, and it is felt by so many working mothers who silently struggle to keep all the plates spinning, hoping that none of them tip over.

Persons: Deb Liu, Liu, —, Jonathan, Bethany, Danielle, I've, it's, fatherswere, couldn't, David, we'd, we're, I'd Organizations: Service, American Association of University Women, Census, American, Sociology, American Sociological Association Locations: America

☆ A CEO shares the exact scripts she uses to ask for clarification and communicate seamlessly with her team
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-14 | by ( Deb Liu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

On the other hand, Liu makes a point to purposefully solicit feedback and ask for clarity. He received an email response directly from the CEO saying there was something wrong with the landing page for the project. Proud of their work, then shared it with the CEO, telling him they had taken his feedback and redesigned the page. The confirmation: Remember to wrap up your request for clarification by reiterating what you've heard and understood. For this reason, if you're feeling unsure or unclear about a question or an answer, don't hesitate to ask out loud.

Persons: Deb Liu, Liu, —, I've, you've, it's, let's, we've, Read Organizations: Service

☆ 9 bits of wisdom that my mentors from PayPal, Facebook, and LinkedIn gave me that I still use today as a CEO
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Deb Liu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +15 min

Mentors can give us advice and guidance, helping us in ways that others, who are too close to the problem, never can. When I sought her advice, she didn't tell me where I should choose to go; instead, she gave me this kernel of wisdom. He advised me to defer my acceptance and try to get into business school instead. I was about to learn that the skills that make you a great individual contributor PM do not always make you a great manager. If you don't have a mentor, I highly recommend finding one (check out my last post on mentors for tips!).

☆ A CEO describes 5 critical mistakes employees make when starting a new job and how to avoid them
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-24 | by ( Deb Liu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

She says you should avoid coming in with "fix-it syndrome" when taking on a new role. When you begin a new role, you're full of optimism. However, starting a new role can also be littered with stumbling blocks, and if you're not careful, you may get tripped up. Kelsey FloydToday I will be discussing some of the most common pitfalls you may encounter when taking on a new job. While this may work in consulting, however, starting a new role within a company requires a different approach.

☆ Ancestry CEO says these 10 strategies will save you time at work and help you become more productive
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-21 | by ( Deb Liu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +14 min

This week, I shared 10 simple ways you can save 10 hours a month, but why stop there? If you can find ways to save time at work, you'll be able to invest those hours in other, more productive activities. Ancestry CEO Deb Liu says automating tedious tasks will save you countless hours down the line. By creating an FAQ for the tough calls, you can save yourself the work of always having to defend your decisions. The upfront investment is worth the long-term gainsThere you have it: 10 simple ways to save up to 10 hours a month at work.

☆ How to deal with a difficult manager and move up at work, according to Ancestry CEO Deb Liu
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-14 | by ( Deb Liu | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +13 min

I have been a difficult manager to more than one person in my career, and I have also worked under more than one difficult manager. Some of the managers I found the most difficult to work with were people who others found to be amazing mentors and sponsors. When you've recently changed managers, setting a strong foundation for your working relationship should always be the first thing you do. Many times, you will see a broken manager-direct report relationship due to extremely different work styles. Difficult manager relationships are difficult because they are a meeting of two people who come from entirely different points of view.

☆ Amazon's job cut plans show that tech isn't out of the woods just yet
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-15 | by ( Matt Weinberger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Indeed, as Insider reported last week, Mark Zuckerberg isn't ruling out the possibility of more layoffs at Meta. Amazon CEO Andy Jassy Dan DeLong/GeekWire1. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Photo by Liu Jie/Xinhua via Getty2. The tech titans are known for paying the big bucks, but that's not the only way to make it in tech. Tech leaders like Ancestry CEO Deb Liu and Scale AI CEO Lucy Guo will appear on stage.

☆ The CEO of a $4.7 billion company says 5 words from Sheryl Sandberg changed her life: 'You can stop fighting now'
▼ + stars: | 2021-12-21 | by ( Jade Scipioni | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

She spent 11 years at Facebook, including six-plus years at the executive level, building products like Facebook Marketplace and Facebook Credits. Before then, the Stanford business school graduate held product executive jobs at PayPal and eBay. In March, Liu was appointed the CEO of Ancestry.com, a consumer genealogy business valued at around $4.7 billion — making it the industry's largest company. Sandberg was referencing Liu's combative streak, developed as a child growing up in small-town South Carolina in the late 1980s. Here, Liu discusses how her childhood struggles shaped her mindset, her conversation with Sandberg and the self-discovery mission that helped her land Ancestry's CEO job.

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