Leadership
Your Culture Got You To $5M. However, It Definitely Won’t Get You To $100M.
You probably know that your current culture won’t get you to 3X, 10X, or 20X of where you are today. Yes, it has to change. And, if you are serious about scaling, there is a big lesson to learn before you start modifying your culture: You have to match the speed and the level engagement…
Why CEOs need to trust their gut more than ever in the age of AI
A big thank you for the Phoenix Business Journal publishing my article on how CEOs and executive leaders need to trust their gut more than ever in the age of AI. Read in my article on how the situation from the movie “Draft Day” applies directly to stronger leadership. Trusting your intuition will set you,…
What Many Don’t Realize About the Demands Of Being A CEO
From the outside, the CEO role looks like freedom: high pay, big decisions, flexible schedule, ultimate control. Most people never see the late nights running numbers, the quiet dread before announcing layoffs, or the weight of knowing a single choice can alter dozens, even hundreds of lives. You don’t feel that weight from being at…
Beat CEO Burnout: 5 Tactical Resets For Peak Performance
Being a CEO is one of the most rewarding jobs one can have, but it also can be overwhelming and exhausting. Burnout is common and relationships, your sanity, and your health all suffer. To combat burnout, regularly leverage three or more of these five moves to ensure you can keep running the race – today,…
Your AI Pilots Aren’t The Problem. Your Leadership Story Is
Across small and mid-market companies, AI pilots are everywhere – marketing experiments, ops automations, sales enablement tools and more. The tech is moving. But inside the business, people are still asking a different question: “What does this actually mean for me?” Until you, the CEO, answer that clearly and consistently, you will stay stuck in…
How To Pick The Right Business Coach For Your Business
If you are a CEO and are thinking of hiring a business coach, how do you avoid picking the wrong one? Hiring a coach is a big investment that can return big results, but only if you get the right coach. Use the five filters in the infographic to pressure-test their experience as well as…
Critical CEO Mindset Shifts To Take To Scale Well Past $10M
There are two distinct mindset shifts that CEOs of companies under $10M in annual revenue need to make it they want to unlock growth. These are simple to do and will return meaningful value. Shift 1: From Hero To ArchitectEarly on, the business rewards your ability to personally rescue situations. At scale, it rewards your…
Why Scaling A Business Now Feels More Difficult – And What To Do About it
Most growth-minded CEOs do not stall because they lack ambition. They stall because the systems that got them to $5M–$50M cannot carry them further. At this stage, the game changes. The business becomes more complex, but many CEOs are still leading with early-stage habits. Common signs you are in this phase: Jim Collins wrote that great…
How To Foster A Culture Of Discipline And Execution
Every CEO says they want a culture of discipline and execution. But in practice, even experienced leaders get tripped up by simple missteps. Over the years, working closely with top executives and deployment teams, I’ve seen the same few obstacles stall momentum again and again – no matter the business size or industry. Let’s get…
How Top CEOs Use Structured Reflection To Sharpen Strategy And Build Resilience
Thank you to the Phoenix Business Journal for publishing my latest article on how weekly, structured reflection can help CEOs and executive leaders generate higher growth, stay balanced, and equally as important, avoid burnout. Often this habit isn’t prioritized, but the data is clear: CEOs that do it consistently outperform those that don’t, period. Read…