Here’s the takeaway of this post: An Integrator is a great filter between a Visionary and the team. As we build an efficient structure for this company, the general intention is that we go through and start with structure, what it is that people want. Then, we build the right structure of what it should […]
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How to Create The Ideal Leadership Team
Here’s the takeaway: Design your company structure with clear roles in mind. In my last post, we outlined how visualization is the key to creating an efficient structure. First, your leadership team should imagine that they’re high-paid consultants for another company in any distant but similar city (for Omaha, I often use Austin, Texas). […]
Hire Your Team As Consultants
Here’s the takeaway: Hire yourself as a consultant, and begin with structure. For many organizations, it is not uncommon for customized seats to have been created over time for specific individuals in those seats. Sometimes, this happens because it is the path of least resistance. Other times, individuals have crafted unique positions for themselves by […]
Take a Look at Traction: The Entrepreneur’s Operating System
Take a Look at Traction was originally published in The Firm Review: Talent Edition All businesses get “stuck” or hit the ceiling at one point or another. This process is inevitable and is actually part of the life cycle of every business. As human beings we innately know how to survive our growing pains, but […]
Why You’re Being a Bad Boss and How to Stop
Helping others embrace that done differently does not necessarily mean done wrong is one of the most fun parts of my job. The reason many folks have a hard time delegating is that they inevitably know how to get it done better or, they believe no one knows how to do it right. This, of course, […]
3 Steps to Get What Your Time is Worth
One of the most consistent things I see with younger and growing business owners is that even when they identify what to give up, they often have a hard time letting things go. Just as a business owner may have a hard time letting go of a task because they know they can do it, […]