Stop Having Meetings: Unless You Do This
Most companies waste an enormous amount of time by either have too many meetings, too few meetings, or just plain lousy meetings. It doesn't have to be this way.
Do You Need to Hire a Professional CEO?
Do you think most founders would benefit from handing over the reins to a professional CEO? I’ll show you how the plans succeed and fail and what you can do about it.
We’re Going to Need a Bigger Boat
One common misconception leaders have is to believe they can scale their business by doing more of what they've always done. Pivot. Say yes. Save the day. Then, do it all over again. However, growing and scaling are two completely different challenges.
How Can You Find Freedom in Your Business?
How do you decide who you let in influence the vision and direction of your company? I'm not just asking about ownership, but on other issues like leadership, decisions, advice, and authority, who do you allow inside?
How Success Kills Your Growth
What do you do when your business stops growing, and what worked in the past only seems to make it worse? To overcome this challenge faced by every growing business, you will need a new roadmap.
Stage 7: Death Rattle
Unfortunately for every business, there will come a day when it is no more. This is the unfortunate reality of the final stage of the Predictable Success lifecycle, Death Rattle. There is a greater question here: why is it so hard to stay successful?
Stage 6: The Big Rut
Big Rut is the second to last stage in the Predictable Success lifecycle. While the Big Rut doesn't sound like something any of us want to put our business in, there are many once-great businesses, organizations, and institutions that have done precisely that.
Stage 5: Treadmill
The problem of Treadmill is the business has begun to lose or even suppress the visionary risk-taking that brought it this far. It is often so subtle that most within the organization don't even notice, and those outside of the organization (especially stockholders) will likely be happier than ever. What no one realizes is that the fate of the entire organization is decided in Treadmill.
Stage 4: Predictable Success
Predictable Success is where you, as the leader, can put your foot on the gas pedal, and the whole organization moves forward. You found the tools, made the necessary changes, and in Predictable Success, you reap the rewards. You can keep your business in Predictable Success for the long-haul using these four key strategies!
Stage 3: Whitewater
Why is second stage growth so hard for businesses to achieve? They take off like a rocket, grow like crazy, and steal business from bigger competitors every step of the way. Then all of a sudden, they find the growth slowing, profitability slipping, and people in the company fighting with each other, and they just can't seem to get ahead of it.If this sounds familiar, welcome to Whitewater.
Stage 2: Fun
The second stage in the Predictable Success Lifecycle is Fun. It's an incredible time for the business. During this time, businesses often achieve double-digit and triple-digit annual growth as they break free from gravity and rocket out of Early Struggle. Here's how to make the most of it!
The 7 Stages of the Corporate Lifecycle
Do you ever just wish you could see around the "next corner" for your business? Have you ever been blindsided by a major challenge that seemed to come out of nowhere? But in hindsight, you realized it had been brewing for a long, long time; you just didn't see it coming.