Here’s the takeaway: Clarity breaks give your brain the space, and time, to work on higher-level concerns. Our subconscious mind is an unbelievably powerful, fantastic tool, but we don’t really understand and utilize it as well as we could or should. It is my belief that our subconscious is always processing challenges and whatever other…
Here’s the takeaway: Start on time, end on time, and turn off your phones. Football coach Vince Lombardi said “If you’re early, you’re on time. If you’re on time, you’re late.” Why is it so important to begin your meetings on time, and why is it important to stop on time? It comes down to…
Here’s the takeaway: An Accountability Chart simplifies delegation. When business owners first launch their business, it’s just them. For many solopreneurs, they are the company. This means that delegating can be nearly impossible or they have to go to an outside contractor. How can they find other people who can carry things on just as…
Here’s the takeaway: If you want to grow, you have to learn to let go. When a business owner starts their business, there’s often only one person. This means that they live in the place where they have to do everything for the business: Stuff they love, stuff they hate, all of it. From chief…
Here’s the takeaway: Simple, clear Core Values stick when A: they’ve been heard seven times and B: The leadership team genuinely lives them. This is something we preach across the board from a management perspective: People have to hear something seven times to hear it once. If you’re the type of person that goes ballistic…
Here’s the takeaway: Companies need to avoid these three traps when defining their core values. There’s a great Harvard Business Review article on core values by Patrick Lencioni, who is probably the most brilliant guy in the space. He identifies three value traps, mistakes companies often make when defining their core values. If they fall…
Here’s the takeaway: Finding your organization’s inward-facing core values is crucial to establishing your company culture. Your core values will define who you are as an organization. When you’ve identified those values, you can hire, fire, review, reward, and reprimand based on those attributes. When I work with leadership teams, we focus on identifying the…
Here’s the takeaway: Identify your organization’s core values by discovering within your own employees. When we go through the process of creating and identifying an organization’s core values, those values come from the behavior that drives your company culture. They are who you are; core values are the soul of the organization. The nice thing…
Here’s the takeaway: Each department needs to own their structure. The first question is always, “Is it the right structure?” Without thinking about people or titles, are each of the seats on your leadership team responsible for 3-5 critical functions in the organization? Remember, people need to know what they’re really expected to do, so…
Here’s the takeaway: Each role should be accountable for three to five responsibilities, not 87. As leaders, it’s our obligation to make sure that everybody knows what they’re supposed to do. If two people are accountable for an organization’s function, nobody’s accountable. Only one person can be accountable at any one time for a task….