Leadership toolbox: The mutual learning model
In early days, entrepreneurs often are the sole decision-makers. Yet as their business moves into second stage, it’s important to embrace mutual learning to increase productivity and engagement…
Strategic thinking: What’s clouding your crystal ball?
To scale their companies, CEOs need to be futurists, assessing opportunities that can hone their competitive edge and trends that might hinder their ability to compete…
Positive intelligence: A different way to think about your thinking
Granted, the negative chatter in our brain will never go away completely. But we can control our responses to negative thoughts…
Changing mental models about employment
To attract and retain talent, we need to change our mental models about employment, which is especially true for businesses that rely on knowledge workers…
Coping with fickle followers
Leadership is an art form that many dabble in, but few master. One of the things that makes it so challenging is what Robert Greene calls “the law of fickleness.”
Reducing defensiveness: 5 strategies for influencing behavior
In “The Laws of Human Nature,” author Robert Greene provides a codebook for deciphering people’s behavior. In particular, I found his chapter on defensiveness interesting because of insights it can offer facilitators…
Slower is faster: Revisiting “The Fifth Discipline”
A question I frequently hear from business owners is “Why isn’t my company growing as fast as I want it to?” Yet perhaps a better starting point for this discussion is “What caused your company to grow in the first place?”
Metacognition: Think about your thinking
The more leaders can increase their metacognitive skills, the better decisions they can make for themselves and their companies…
No pulled punches: Managing conflict in the workplace
I don’t know many business owners who wake up and say, “Wow, I’m really looking forward to a full day of conflict”…
Battling bureaucracy: Scale while preserving your entrepreneurial DNA
Although bureaucracy is not usually a problem for second-stage companies, it’s something that business owners need to be aware of…