Everyone has blind spots, and CEOs are no different. One of the biggies is forgetting that you’re the only one at the top of the tree. Even in a company with a flat structure, you’re still the one who will be deferred to for the biggest decisions. And usually for anything relating to pay, and […]
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The list is not the thing
Lists are the most underused and undervalued weapon in building companies and bringing control to them. I use them (with a particular structure) for executing strategy, for managing improvements to a company, for monitoring its health, and to manage operational pulse – the four process layers in our Build on Purpose framework for bringing control […]
The dullest word. Structure.
Brilliant ideas are what separate great CEOs from average ones. Not. Most CEOs, and most often founder CEOs, are the visionaries in their companies. And for good reason – it takes some form of vision to start a company in the first place. But most new companies go to ground within the first five years. […]
“We take off 3% before we’ve even started” – Laura Hannan of Pitch121
Every so often, your company may donate to charity. And that’s fantastic. But what if you committed to give 3% of your sales revenue come what may? Including if you were making a loss? Brave? Foolhardy? Or simply committed to do good? It might even make you think about your business differently. In this episode […]
Debates aren’t to win – they’re to learn
One of the most unspoken pressures I see in CEOs comes from the feeling that you need to have the answers. You’re the boss. People turn to you for an answer. You give it. The challenge is that if it’s as linear as that – if people look to you for an answer, and every […]