Why do we treat stress as such an evil? Why is the reaction to a co-worker who is stressed always one of sympathy and advice how to get out of it? No one who’s ever led anything of significance has ever got there without stress. None of us would walk today if we didn’t open […]
Culture
BoP #007 Grow your team so everyone wants to poach them
The quality of your team, however you measure it, is a direct reflection of the attention you’ve paid to finding, recruiting and developing them. Meaning it’s on you! It’s easy to be disappointed in members of your team – whether in how they’re doing their job, or how they’re impacting others in the organisation. And […]
Vulnerability can be a destructive force
Vulnerability’s not all motherhood and apple pie. There are some really destructive ways that it can show up. And no more so if you’re a founder CEO of a company, where your values and behaviours are very visible and define the company’s culture. A vulnerability that shows no way through – meaning a vulnerability with […]
BoP #006 Recruit so they don’t want to leave
When you recruit, you’re naturally looking for the person who’s best for the job you’re recruiting for. If you’re building a company that’s in it for the long term, you need to be careful about how you define “best”. ———– Let’s say you’ve built your foundations well. Your company’s known for treating its team well, […]
BoP #005 I inherited a team that was bankrupting us
Not because salaries were too high, but because the team was walking out the door. After my first company was acquired, I took on a team that had 40% staff turnover. Meaning nearly half the team we had a year ago was no longer with us. In consulting, simply recruiting to replace the team with […]