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Every great organizational change starts with a mindset shift. Start your journey with thought-provoking articles on People, Leadership, Teams, and Moats.
May 22, 2025
Most founders and CEOs do not start companies dreaming of micromanaging grown adults. But when accountability breaks down, that is exactly what happens.
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How to Create a Company-Wide Obsession with the Right Number
May 20, 2025
Most companies do not suffer from a lack of effort. They suffer from a lack of coordinated direction. Most organizations are wasting valuable time because their people are not ...
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Some Years You Win and Some Years You Build Character
May 20, 2025
Steve Jobs famously stated, "I am convinced that about half of what separates successful entrepreneurs from the non-successful ones is pure perseverance." Jobs' timeless quote ...
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The Mental Models Every Founder/CEO Must Master to Scale with Discipline
May 13, 2025
Most Founder / CEOs fail due to lack of frameworks Most Founder/CEOs do not fail because of a lack of ambition—they fail because of a lack of mental models or frameworks. Mental ...
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You Are the Bottleneck: Why Critical Self-Awareness Is the CEO’s Most Underrated Performance Tool
Apr 22, 2025
Executive Summary: Most founders obsess over fixing their team — better hires, tighter meetings, clearer KPIs — but ignore the biggest leverage point: themselves. This piece makes ...
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About Your Elephant in the Room: Why Teams Fear Real Conversations
Mar 19, 2025
"Why was this not brought to my attention sooner?" Recently a Client I have contact with once every year or two called me and said, "Chris, I believe I have a problem..." He then ...
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Hire, Develop, and Scale Like You Mean It
Mar 13, 2025
Stop Fooling Yourself If you expect to scale your business model, nothing and I mean NOTHING matters more than having a mission, vision, values (purpose) coupled with the right ...
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Are You Lucky or Are You Good?
Mar 11, 2025
Luck Is Not a Strategy Success in business is often attributed to a combination of skill, strategy, and timing. However, there is an uncomfortable question that every founder and ...
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The Secret to Building High-Performing Teams.
Mar 6, 2025
The Secret To Building High-Performing Teams Is DISCIPLINE. High-performing teams do not occur by accident. High-performing teams are thoughtfully designed and built through ...
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