Thoughts on Founders and Owners

To scale up, your team needs to think like mini-CEOs

To scale up, your team needs to think like mini-CEOs

Many company owners are concerned that no one else on their leadership team thinks like an owner. They need to grow mini-CEOs.
Leadership Just Got Harder in 2020… and we should welcome it

Leadership Just Got Harder in 2020… and we should welcome it

The table stakes on leadership just got higher in 2020. And that’s a good thing. We need to make impossible balances. Impossible because they won’t work for everyone. And more…
Have your kids influenced your business?

Have your kids influenced your business?

Next week, my eldest child starts at uni. And it makes me wonder what kind of parent I’ve been. Not just whether I’ve had a positive influence on his character,…

New processes won’t replace old (bad)habits

Those of us with an entrepreneurial mind tend to be bling-hogs (guilty as charged). Our bling is new books, new systems, new processes, new products, latest recruit, newest client… One…
The redundant founder / CEO

The redundant founder / CEO

The majority of my work these days tends to be with companies that need support in scaling up. That may be because they’re on a rapid growth path, and need…

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