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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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99 Of 261: Can I Be Radically Candid With You? 261 advice culture people reminder team Dec 22, 2022


Reminder: If your team isn't healthy, your business isn't as healthy as it could be.

A report from the MIT Sloan Management Review says,...

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89 Of 261: 10 Red Balloons, 4,665 Friends, And $40,000 261 culture leadership lesson vulnerability Dec 22, 2022


What do you get with 10 red balloons, 4,665 friends, and $40,000?

Sounds like the setup for a joke, right? ;) 

Answer: A trust-vulnerability...

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79 Of 261: Hack Brand Awareness 261 advice brand culture team Dec 22, 2022

 

Your brand is 10% what you say it is 20% what other people tell you it is 70% how you show up and stand out.

Hack 99% of this equation when...

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75 Of 261: You're Better Off Without Company Values 261 advice culture values Dec 22, 2022

 

80% or more of the companies I see are missing this one thing when it comes to company values.

I honestly think they avoid it...

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90 Of 261: Just Don’t Tolerate It 261 advice culture people team Nov 30, 2022

 

My long-time business coach, John Richie, says, "Your culture is what you tolerate at the fringes."

The fringes are anything you put up with...

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Healthy F.I.T. Conversations cadence conversation culture Apr 01, 2022

Having ongoing conversations should not be just another checkmark in the cadence of your business. 

In order to chart the course, the leader...

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