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The only way the chief executive can scale a business profitably, and keep their sanity, is to and get out of the middle, delegate day-to-day

I hope you have a weekly leadership meeting rhythm going in your company. If so you’ll appreciate how the weekly check-in keeps the team focused, energized,

I’ve written before about the need to niche down, to choose a segment of the broad market and address that segment’s unique needs thereby creating

I recently talked about goal setting with the CEO of a successful, 3-year-old, 150-employee, start up.   He’s great at setting high-level goals and cascading them

I applaud what McDonald’s did from the start; create extraordinary results from ordinary people through the repeatable system. In fact it’s the basis for Pillar

 So you did a good job qualifying the candidate and you found the “A” player you need.  You’re excited – and ready to bring them

For venture-backed companies, growth is usually the top priority.  In good times, when investors are bullish, losing money to grow sales is a viable strategy.

“Human beings seem to have an almost unlimited capacity to deceive themselves”. — R.D Laing https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6900034329989496832

At the end of the day, quality is king. This is why companies like Apple and Nike continue to score big on the stock market

The theory behind The Tipping Point is understanding when cultural movements, products and services “tip” and go viral. Nike wasn’t the first sneaker company. The iPhone was

In the book “The Leadership Secrets of Colin Powell,” Secretary Powell recommends that in picking people we “Look for intelligence and judgment and, most critically,

Your business wants to tell you exactly how to succeed. The only problem is, it doesn’t speak English. But it does speak numbers. So, for

Today I’m in Palm Springs, staying at a friend’s house and enjoying the beautiful weather and scenery.   I met with a local client this afternoon

This is the first in a multipart series about Key Performance Indicators, called KPIs that are an absolute must-have in every leader’s toolkit.  KPIs are

Let’s get real.  Can you take a month off, go radio silent, and be confident that your business will continue operating safely and smoothly while

The 20th century French philosopher, Albert Camus, famously said “Life is the sum of all our choices.” How true! Our choices do matter… what profession

A group of average people who play hard and play together, who are disciplined and have a growth mindset, who trust each other and embrace

Let’s talk about how to build a winning team using the Jack Welch matrix.   Jack Welch was the best CEO of the 1980s and 90s

Last week I suggested a way to think about “RIght Person – Right Seat.” Right Person being a great cultural fit and Right Seat being

Getting the right people in the right seats is the foundation of a winning team. But what does it mean and how do we approach

A few weeks ago I wrote a post titled “Ban All Meetings” in which I laid out simple, doable, steps for conducting effective meetings or

Recently I’ve had several conversations with clients about how to grow revenues systematically.  Sales can be looked at like making widgets on a production line.

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Let’s ban meetings! No good comes from them, at all … ! Well, actually, let’s ban all BAD meetings. Meetings that start late, go on

Special projects come in two flavors.   Some involve working IN the business, which is doing more of what the company normally does, but putting in

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Let’s talk about revenue and how it can be a false god.  In a business, revenue is NOT the goal. Profit and, frankly, happiness is

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High performing teams make mostly good, often great, decisions most of the time.   And it matters. Albert Camus reminds us: “Life is the sum of

Putting out fires and plugging leaks in your business is a losing strategy – there’s no end. Especially as your company grows, complexity increases and

So much of success in business relies on focus and concentration.  It’s why our Big6 business operating system for successful entrepreneurs is based on the framework

In an earlier piece I laid out exactly how to design your company’s ideal culture by identifying desired behaviors and describing them in relation to

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Most business owners and CEOs know that culture plays a big role in shaping a company’s success. But most aren’t clear on exactly how to

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