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Asking the right questions

The power of asking the right questions One of the most powerful ways of getting the best ideas from brainstorming  and sparking creativity is to start with the right question. The opposite is also...

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There are 5 personalities that can derail a meeting. Here’s how to manage them.

We’ve all attended  unproductive meetings – strategy meetings that don’t wrap with an actionable plan, meetings to decide on a direction where no decision is made, or brainstorming meetings that result...

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The One Thing

What if I told you that there is One Thing that, if you rallied your team around and focused your attention on in the next year, could grow your business by double-digits? One of the most misunderstood...

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7 Things Racing Will Teach You About Business

I first wrote this article 10 years ago, and recently came across it in my Evernote files. Since then, I’ve graduated from working inside growth companies to coaching CEOs of growing companies, and I’m...

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Finding and hiring great people (Part 1)

As I write this, we’re in what we hope to be the tail end of the pandemic. Businesses are reopening and hiring (or if you’re in certain industries like Powersports, you’re having a record year)....

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Finding and Hiring Great People (Part 2)

Screening resumes If you’re lucky, you’ll receive lots of eligible resumes, but everyone dreads the drudgery of screening resumes. Hopefully, your self-screening tactics have whittled the number of...

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Finding and Hiring Great People (Part 3)

Effective Interviewing (or how to REALLY get to know someone in 60 minutes) Hiring is a funny thing – no where else in life do you choose a partner for a long-term, co-dependent relationship based on...

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Effective One-to-One Meetings

One-to-one meetings (sometimes called a One-on-One, or 1:1 meeting) are a staple in almost every manager’s calendar. They’re a fundamental pillar of effective management, and a key tool for driving...

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How to Delegate Decisions – Make Like a Tree

One of the key factors that determines how far you can scale your business is how effective you are at delegating decisions. The magic lies in figuring out which decisions you need to make, which you...

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Who’s decision is it anyway?

Every leadership book tells you not to delay decisions – that it’s better to make a decision than not, that there’s no perfect decision, and that you probably have most of the information you need now...

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