We’re not imperfect because things have gone ropey for a while. That’s what it is to do a project. That’s what it is to run a business. That’s what it is to be married or be a parent. That’s what it is to be human. It’s finding the road back that marks success apart.
Execution
BoP #010 Strategy beyond the PowerPoint animation
Strategies are important. But we sometimes get so seduced by creating them that we forget that they only have value when they’re executed. Here’s a lightening tour.
Your team wants you to be nice. That’s a problem.
There’s a huge disconnect between your team’s desire for you to be nice, and your need to be kind. We need to close that gap if our team is to grow.
BoP #009 Why strategy rarely gets done, and what to do about it
Early on in most company’s lives, the key thrust is the hustle. And rightly so. Finding clients, especially if you’re a cash flow business such as consulting, but even after required investment in a product business, takes prominence either to pay ongoing bills, to convince investors not to pull the plug, or in reality in […]
BoP #008 The one killer attribute in a leadership team
Aside from growing my own, I’ve also supported a lot of CEOs in growing their leadership teams. There are many differences between the teams, their skills, backgrounds and personalities. But there’s a common factor that separates teams which makes things happen from teams which don’t. It’s not so much a skill as an attitude. In […]