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Letter to a Frustrated Founder (and the people surviving them) action advice clarity confidence culture design destination ethos growth leadership mindset people strategy struggle team Sep 27, 2023

The ideas explored in this article give you a glimpse at my upcoming book, Renegades: Break Rules, Find Freedom (A Book for Founders).

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2 Attributes of Exceptional Leaders culture leadership people May 22, 2023

When we think of the leaders we’ve known, personally or professionally, there are certain traits that no doubt come to mind. When asked to...

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Combatting the 5 Dysfunctions of Teams culture leadership team Mar 23, 2023

If we work with people, we will run into people problems.

If we keep running into dysfunctional dynamics, but we never ask what we might be...

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How To Scale Your Business With Dignity growth leadership mindset Mar 16, 2023

As leaders we’re not only challenged to address the day-to-day challenges and opportunities in our business, we’re tasked with thinking...

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108 Of 261: You Can’t Unhear This One 261 leadership lesson meetings Dec 22, 2022

 

When you're in meetings this week or in your next one-on-one's with your team members, remember that when someone is speaking their...

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105 Of 261: Can I Be Vulnerable With You? 261 leadership lesson reminder vulnerability Dec 22, 2022

 

There are 5 levels of vulnerability we're privileged to access with the people we lead. 
Often when it comes to work, we stick with 1...

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104 Of 261: New Tool To Help You Maximize Your Time - Try It Here 261 action advice leadership question Dec 22, 2022

 

There's no doubt you work really hard.

But the question you might carry in the back of your mind is, "Am I working on the right things?"

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102 Of 261: I Like Big Bets 261 bets destination leadership lesson planning Dec 22, 2022

 

Back in 2006, Jeff Bezos got flack in a BusinessWeek article about a new service he was building out that no one felt confident...

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96 Of 261: Caveman Or CFO? 261 advice leadership question scale Dec 22, 2022


Yesterday I shared the 4 stages of business evolution. If you missed it, check it out here.

Today's question is related. Ask yourself—

Do...

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94 Of 261: ZERO Monkeys 261 leadership lesson reminder team Dec 22, 2022


You are a remarkably capable leader. Being capable is awesome. It's usually how people like us end up in leadership roles. 

But, being a...

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93 Of 261: Protect This At All Costs 261 action advice break confidence leadership Dec 22, 2022


My business partner Chris White says, "Protect your confidence."

He says this because he knows—like a lot of business owners—that once...

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91 Of 261: Stages Of Groundedness 261 advice leadership lesson Dec 22, 2022


Successful leaders are founded on two things—being inwardly sound and others focused.

But it doesn't start that way for a lot of us. 

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