Leadership
How I’m starting my week to help focus on the important things
Focus is tough. Especially when you’re in leadership or management roles and you have to largely create your own schedule. It’s very easy to spend far too much time on things that either come naturally to you, are things you enjoy more than others, or the things that come at you throughout the day (fighting…
Read MoreWhat’s your four minute mile?
I had the opportunity on Wednesday to attend Startup Riot and while there, I saw Kyle Porter present about his company, SalesLoft. He did a great job and won second place! Seeing Kyle present reminded me of his blog and of a post that I really liked, What’s your four minute mile? Companies often will…
Read MoreChances of Success
Thanks to this guy who first posted this, then my two friends (friend 1 and friend 2) who pointed it out to me.
Read MoreQuestion: Who comes first, employees or customers?
A hero* that I know asked me this question via email and I thought I’d answer this publicly as its something I care deeply about. He asked: I’ve been thinking about something lately. I would imagine when you first started your business you were extremely focused on building your customer base and didn’t really have…
Read MoreLeadership is not something you’re given, its something you take
A leader doesn’t have to be told that they’re the leader. I can’t stress this enough. Too many people think that they have to be told that they’re a leader before they start acting like one. A common definition of leadership is: Leadership is a process whereby an individual influences a group of individuals to…
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