Building profitable, scalable organizations.
When it comes to building a high performance team there is one tactic that ranks far beyond everything else. In this episode I share what that tactic is and loads of examples of how I deployed it in different roles. When I work with business leaders who are building their teams – this is always …
One mistake I made as a leader was not having a way to objectively keep track of my team’s skills. Today I share a story of a lesson learned the hard way, and a simple tool that helped me right the ship. You can find a link to the tool I discuss in this episode …
I’m back after a cross country move. Today I want to share my three most important lessons learned from this season of my life, and what I’d do differently next time. My mission is to accelerate the growth of business leaders visions through profitable, scalable operations. When I can do that, then the world enjoys more …
Here’s a business experience I’ll never forget… It was shortly after my agency was acquired by what later became Tier 11 (it didn’t have a name at the time, that’s a story for another time). We were working on a partnership opportunity that could have exploded our agency, and we had a pivotal meeting coming …
Here’s a simple and powerful tool that will help you take your leadership and your teams’ performance to the next level… It comes from Carolyn Taylor’s book “Walking the Talk,” and it can instantly solve one of the most annoying problems I see leaders face… The Problem I’m working with a leader who’s complaining about …
I went to a demo of a customized software build out recently that was pretty impressive. It was built on AirTable (a tool I’ve grown to love) and could do everything from project management to generating (and sending) beautiful reports to customers. I was impressed. So I spent some time under the hood looking at …
I made it to Denver! With the whole family of course… My kids are happily attending their new schools (which is a big deal). I have a desk and an office. I’ve filled out my client roster for September. As far as how big changes and cross country moves can go, this was a home …
Great teams don’t build themselves. Even having great people on board isn’t enough to create a team that builds and runs your business. As someone who consults to help business leaders get unstuck from the day-to-day weeds I spend a lot of time working through this topic with leaders. Just this week I had three …
As a business leader you know how to work effectively. You can get things done. Your work moves things forward which results in revenue and (hopefully) growth. As you grow your team your impact starts to increase exponentially. You’re working through others now! And eventually you start asking the million dollar question… How can I …
You know how entrepreneurs are known for constantly having new ideas? It’s that characteristic (combined with action) that empowered them to get their thing off the ground in the first place. It’s also the characteristic that, as they grow, can drive their teams absolutely crazy! I met a founder last week who had a unique …
