Changing some of your habits is crucial for your business growth – yet it is hard. What makes it so difficult to change old habits despite your best intentions, and what can you do about it?
Firing someone is one of the most difficult decisions for a CEO. Should you develop or replace them? How can you objectively look at the situation to make the best call?
Our teams waste a lot of time and energy pondering our intentions because of a lack of trust. Often we trust each other at a superficial level, without being genuinely vulnerable. How can you build the vulnerability-based trust that will make your team more productive and less political?
Trying to be at your mental peak all the time hurts you – and triggers energy-draining negative emotions: stress, irritation, insecurity, judgment. How can you work smarter?
The larger your team, the more painful the lack of clarity on long-term goals – because it confuses your team. How can you shed light?
Covid boosted the pace of change of many companies. How can you keep this level of fast-paced ingenuity and innovation in your business, without the huge stress induced by Covid?
The information given to the CEO is more suspect than it is for anyone else, insulating you in a bubble. As a result warning signals are tamped down, blurring your ability to make sound decisions and to correct your mistakes. What can you do to burst this bubble?
A number of initiatives may look like time-wasting distractions, but they actually enable you to pick up speed much quicker, and help you cross the finish line faster – and to grow your business faster and with less pain. Which initiatives can accelerate your business growth?
Arguing for a point of view makes other people shut down and stop listening. Counterintuitively, listening is more persuasive than speaking. How do you do that during a heated conversation?
“Failures are like puzzles that reward you if you solve them, so you can better deal with similar problems in the future. Struggling to achieve our goals forces us to evolve: Pain + Reflection = Progress,” says Ray Dalio. Practically: how do you do that?