Posts Tagged ‘culture’
How To Quickly Assess If Your Culture Is Built For Growth
Final Reflections – From CEO to Strategic Advisor: Transitioning Your Role and Continuing to Add Value
The transition from founder or CEO to strategic advisor inside an acquiring company – especially a large, established organization like Walmart – is one of the most pivotal moves in a leader’s career. While the day your business is acquired marks a major milestone, success inside the new company doesn’t happen automatically. Instead, it requires…
Read MoreSpot-On Coaching Lessons From Bill Campbell, The Trillion Dollar Coach
Bill Campbell’s extraordinary journey as a coach began long before he became Silicon Valley’s most trusted advisor. Campbell, known as “The Trillion Dollar Coach” who coached Steve Jobs, Larry Page, Eric Schmidt and others, first made his mark on the football field. After captaining Columbia University’s 1961 Ivy League championship team and earning All-Ivy League…
Read MoreLessons from Walmart: How to Best Succeed Organizationally and Individually as Part of a Large, Extremely Well-Run Public Company
Being acquired by a powerhouse like Walmart is a remarkable milestone, but it also ushers in a fundamental shift—a new corporate culture, new expectations, and an often complex organizational ecosystem. From scaling and selling a telemedicine company to Walmart, I learned that CEOs must lead intentionally beyond the deal to succeed both for their company,…
Read MoreEssential Leading And Living Insights From Viktor Frankl – A Must Read
If you haven’t read or listened to Viktor Frankl’s “Man’s Search for Meaning”, it is a must read for every person. It is in my opinion one of the most moving, profound, and impactful books ever written. Frankl’s insights, forged in the time he spent in Nazi concentration camps, offer timeless lessons for leaders in…
Read MoreHow Company-Wide, Daily Stand Up Huddles Increase Performance, Boost Culture, and Decrease Overall Time in Meetings
In a world where endless meetings often sap energy and productivity, a simple, time-tested solution has been consistently deployed at many high-performing organizations: the daily huddle. A standing meeting that lasts just 5 to 15 minutes, these focused gatherings at every level of an organization can dramatically boost communication, clear obstacles early, reinforce culture, and,…
Read MoreLesson #7: Prioritizing Personal Balance – Why It Is Critical When Scaling And How To Do It
Maintaining personal balance as a CEO is not just a matter of health – it’s a strategic imperative. As CEOs most of us all talk about wanting it, yet we all aren’t very good at making a conscious choice and plan to prioritize personal balance. We say “after this deadline” or “after we hit XX…
Read MoreLesson #6 From Scaling & Selling A Business To Walmart: Increasing Operational Speed
In today’s increasingly competitive landscape, operational speed isn’t just a nice-to-have, it’s a core differentiator. The ability to move quickly, make decisions faster, and out-execute competitors is often what separates market leaders from the rest. Drawing from my experience scaling MeMD and selling that business to Walmart as well as other companies I have led,…
Read More“If You Give An Employee A Cookie…”
The Dangers Of Unplanned Rewards And What To Do Instead In the fast-paced and ever-changing business landscape, managers often face difficult decisions when it comes to retaining talent and maintaining morale. When a valued, highly productive employee threatens to leave or expresses dissatisfaction, the temptation to offer an unplanned bonus, base salary increase, or a…
Read MoreLesson 3: Clarity Above All Else: Getting Laser Focused on Who You Are, What Value You Provide, And What Numbers Matter Most
Scaling and selling a telemedicine company to Walmart taught me that clarity isn’t just a leadership virtue – it’s a survival skill. In the chaos of hypergrowth, new opportunities, and relentless demands, the companies that thrive are those that stay ruthlessly true to their purpose, their value, and their numbers. Clarity, when consistently reinforced from…
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