Decade(s) in Review
The end of every year is always one of reflection for me, and this being the end of a decade, even more so. There’s a…
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What Exactly is Culture?
Culture. You can’t go anywhere or read anything without someone telling you about the importance of culture. But when you ask those dozen people what…
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Are You Waiting for Permission to Be Successful?
I am a voracious consumer of content, year after year: 50+ books, 12 Harvard Business Reviews, lots of HBR Articles, a dozen “non-fiction” podcast subscriptions,…
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Power of Wins
If you walk into our office on a Monday morning at 8:30am, you will find our entire team congregating for one of the most important…
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Why Employees Burn Out & What to Do About It
The value alignment of our employees over time is very similar to water skiing. When skiing within the wake zone, the boat breaks most of…
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Do You Have a Team of Short Order Cooks or Sous Chefs?
One of my team members is a former restaurant manager. After working together for several years, I’m now convinced that there is a food (and/or…
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Why Do We Do This Again?!?
Over the last 16+ years of my entrepreneurial journey, I’ve actually experienced a couple mental and emotional breakdowns from stress and anxiety that have led…
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What Piece of the Business Puzzle Do You Bring?
Thinking about business as a giant puzzle, I’ve noticed there are 4 distinct roles to bring a business to fruition, the people who: Choose/create the…
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Would You Enthusiastically Rehire Every Person on Your Team?
Recently I was listening to a speaker who challenged the room with a simple, but powerful question: “Would you enthusiastically rehire every person on your…
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Discovering Your Unfair Advantage
I love playing and competing in sports. I played baseball and basketball all through high school, and have continued to play other sports into my…