Does Urgency Keep Winning? Learn Focus from Falcons
Most CEOs’ priorities are dictated by the crisis of the moment. What if there was a way to handle the day-to-day whirlwind – and still turn ambitious long-term goals into reality?
Want to Grow Faster? Cut a Good Idea First
Choosing is losing: achieving a bold goal requires not just ambition, but letting go of other great opportunities – so you can grow faster and with less pain. The real question is: what are you willing to cut?
Do Less, Create More: The Warhol Way
If you are like most CEOs, you do too much yourself – and you have become the #1 bottleneck. Focusing on the high-value work you do best – and doing less of the rest – will multiply your impact. Just like Andy Warhol.
Why your new hires are not productive (and how to fix it)
A strong onboarding process boosts retention and productivity of new hires. Yet few companies get it right. So what can you do about it?
What busy CEOs can learn from crocodiles
Australia’s Top End saltwater crocodiles would make great CEOs: they leverage others’ hard work and don’t fill their time with busy restlessness. They strategically invest their energy where it matters most, and they don’t let their ego keep them stuck in the weeds.
Are your leaders not collaborating enough? 5 ways to break down silos.
Silos arise when communication breaks down between teams – a natural consequence of successful growth. Yet they form a major obstacle to further business growth. What can you do about them?
Frustrated that your senior leaders aren’t “all-in” like you? Think again.
Here is the truth: your leaders can have an Owner’s mindset – even if they don’t seem as invested to you. As long as you haven’t uncovered what’s behind this gap, you won’t unlock your team’s full potential.
Do Your Leaders View Their Role as a Privilege or an Entitlement?
Viewing leadership as a reward is an easy trap to fall into. It can quietly erode both company culture and leadership effectiveness though. What can you do about it?
Train your leaders to act and think like founders
Founders are wired differently. Yet as a founder you want your senior leaders to pick up some of your traits. The good news is: a founder’s cognitive flexibility can be trained. How do you do that?
Your leaders don’t speak up enough. What can you do about it?
The more freely your direct reports speak up, the better your business will perform. What can you do to encourage them to speak up more often?