The Rainmaker Blog – Building People, Leaders, Teams & Economic Moats (2)

A-Players are the lifeblood of your company. Never hire sheep.

People – Your Most Important Scaling Up Decision

Feb 4, 2025

Do you hate losing more than you love winning? Ditto. Get to know me and you will quickly learn that I hate losing more than I love winning. There is no need to reinvent the ...

The 20 Mile March requires disciplined people, thoughts and actions

Scaling Up

Meeting Rhythms - THE Backbone of Your 20 Mile March

Jan 29, 2025

As a Founder or CEO, you are well aware that success in business is rarely about dramatic leaps forward. Success in anything - especially building and scaling a business is about ...

Mindset

Your Team’s Mindset: The Hidden Force Behind Scale

Jan 11, 2025

Your Team's Mindset Is Your Greatest Asset Your greatest asset is not your people... Your greatest asset is how your people think - their Mindset. Most leaders fail to see the ...

Employee KPI Dashboard - The Rockefeller Habits from Scaling Up

The Power of Knowing: Why Rockefeller Habit #9 is a Game-Changer for Your Team's Performance

Jan 8, 2025

Do you really know how your team is performing? Imagine walking into your office and knowing, without ambiguity, whether your team had a productive day or week. More ...

Extreme Accountability: The Key to Scaling Your Business

Dec 15, 2024

Just how serious are you about scaling your business with less drama and friction? Scaling a business is not for the faint of heart. It requires a relentless commitment to ...

Thriving in a VUCA business world requires Business Acumen Capacity

Scaling Up

Business Acumen Capacity: The Essential Skill for Rapidly Scaling Businesses

Dec 8, 2024

Business Acumen Capacity is Rocket Fuel for Scaling Businesses Scaling a business is a high-stakes, high-pressure endeavor where the ability to anticipate what lies ahead—what I ...

Knowing how your people think can be your superpower

Leadership

Knowing How Your People Think Is a Superpower

Oct 23, 2024

Think you know your people? Think again. Talent misalignment is costing you millions—maybe more. Let’s get straight to the point: if you are leading a team without understanding ...

Scaling Leaders face the brutal facts and confront hard truths

Leadership Scaling Up

Comfort is the Enemy of Growth - Why Scaling Leaders Confront Brutal Facts

Oct 20, 2024

Scaling Leaders Do Not Dodge Uncomfortable Realities. What if I told you the biggest threat to your company’s growth is not your competitors, but your refusal to confront the ...

Find the most believable people possible who disagree with you and try to understand their reasoning." - Ray Dalio

Leadership

Unleash the Power of Your Team: Why Smart Leaders Mine for the Best Ideas, Not Their Own

Oct 13, 2024

The best ideas win. Let us cut through the noise and get to the heart of what it takes to win. Founders, CEOs, and leaders who believe that their vision alone is enough to drive ...

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