Gideon's 300 — The Reduction IS the Strategy
You don't have a strategy problem. You have an army problem.
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Essays, briefs, and short pieces on formation, founder identity, and what scale costs when you don't pay attention.
Your Team Needs Your Struggles: A Lesson in Psychological Safety
Most founders think vulnerability kills credibility.
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Framework Addiction Is Killing Your Leadership
Most of the leaders I coach had tried everything. Systems, frameworks, tools, books, authors. It helped them in the beginning. Then it became overwhelming. They started to feel like nothing was working. Or worse, that...
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Lead to Scale: The Spiral Path to Sustainable Leadership
Most leadership development fails because it follows a straight line.
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The Quarterly Rhythm That Scales What's Worth Keeping
Most organizations don't even review how they performed quarter over quarter. When they do, they scramble in the final two weeks to complete objectives that deserved three months of focused attention. The result?...
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Annual Strategic Planning: How to make it count and not waste time
TL;DR: Annual strategic planning can often be a time-wasting exercise full of whims, wishes, and well-intentioned goals that are rarely or barely achieved. However, with the correct approach, it can create clarity for...
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You Can't Define Success Alone (And You Shouldn't Try)
ou hit every number you set — and didn't recognize the person who got there. That's the cost nobody warns founders about. Our society tends to bounce back and forth between "there is only one right way to succeed!" and...
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3 Minutes a Day That Will Boost Your Life and Leadership
How long does it take to become good at something - like being a leader? Some say it takes 10,000 hours to become an expert. Others site that it takes 60-65 days to develop a habit. Still, others cite that the...
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What You Really Think About Money Management and How to Change It
As I've been getting my new company, PHNX21designs, off the ground, I've been thinking a lot about money. How I view money and even more how others view about money. Most of all why certain people or groups handle money...
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Belief in People is Powerful and Awesome in Today's Workplace
Belief is a strange creature. It can cause us to stand resolute when everything around us says to run away. It can also cause us to move forward when it would be far easier just to stay where we are. I'm not talking...
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3 Reasons Asking For Help Will Improve Your Life
Do you cringe when you have to utter the words, "help me"? Most people do. What is it about those two words that makes you and me feel weak and helpless? From early on in our lives, we all do our best to assert our...
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3 Great Reasons To Make More Mistakes
"Not again!" yells that little voice inside of you as you make a mistake for the umpteenth time. We have all felt the pain of failure. And, because it's so painful, shouldn't we avoid it at all costs? Not at all. Image...
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