Thoughts on Bite Size Business Tips

Dissent in the board / leadership room

Leaders should debate vigorously, then STFU and unify behind their decision. I’ve written elsewhere about what a company loses when its leaders shut down debate. This is more pronounced in…

Decisions – Delay some, speed others through

Being decisive is a values business asset, especially for leaders and founders of businesses. For good reason – indecisiveness can kill businesses, projects and sometimes people. It’s the topic of…

“Grow Grow Grow Sell” Isn’t the Only Path for your Company

It’s interesting talking to founders of companies about where they’d like their companies to get to. There seems to be an implicit assumption that it should be grow, grow, grow,…

Does your team over-commit?

How often have you seen members of your team commit to something that they then don’t do? How often have you done it yourself? It’s not because *they* (ahem) are…

The Pure Tosh of “You’re better off starting your own company”

“There’s no such thing as job security in companies today, so better be secure in your own business than insecure in someone else’s.” Advice I keep hearing, usually to lure…

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