Doing a Gut-Check

What’s the best way to transform yourself from hustling entrepreneur to foundational CEO? Being a founder of a company and working as a CEO take two very different skill sets, and having one doesn’t mean you’re good
at both.

Would You Hire Yourself to be CEO?

There’s a huge difference between being an entrepreneur and being a CEO. The drives are different, the needs of the business are different, and the skills are different.

Habitual Ritual

Looking back on my time as CEO, and at my life today, I don’t think there is such a thing as “work-life balance.” It’s more like work-life integration.

How to Solve Critical Problems in Ten Minutes

Companies get stuck all the time. So do people. They get trapped in a constraint, don’t know what to do, and don’t know where to go for help. The good thing is, you don’t have to stay stuck.

Throw the List Away

If you think about time as a limited resource, where are you spending yours? Are you having meetings just because you’ve always had a Tuesday meeting?

Where Are You Coded to be Great?

Here’s something to think about: If we’re going to be great in our businesses and as individuals, we have to first figure out where we’re coded to be great.

The Five Metrics of Success

To be successful, you need to measure is your organization’s Vital Factors – the things that are most important to its growth and health. A successful CEO should be able to identify these measurements and clearly define owners for each Vital Factor.

Solve Your Next Crisis Before It Happens

How much time does it take your company to communicate, execute, and deal with a crisis? Weeks? Months? What if you could solve any organizational crisis in half a day?

Helping Outside Help

In today’s world, more and more organizations are turning to outside resources in order to get important jobs done. Here are three ways to manage your outside resources and benefit both sides of the partnership equation.

Make “Motivation” a Daily Discipline.

Recognizing and motivating people for doing a good job seems easy, yet so many people don’t do it. By staying consistent with your motivation, you’ll build a culture of people who are actually engaged and enthusiastic about their jobs.