Stop Hiring Your Way Out of Chaos
Summer hiring season hits a lot of growing businesses. Things feel overwhelming, revenue’s climbing, and the instinct kicks in: I just need more help. I get it. I’ve felt that exact instinct myself. Here’s the problem nobody tells you about that instinct. A new hire dropped into a business with no documented process doesn’t relieve […]
Halfway Through the Year — Are You Where You Said You’d Be?
Last week was a holiday week, so even though it was the official start of the third quarter, it probably didn’t feel like it. So let’s pretend it started today. Thinking about these last 6 months, and January specifically, you probably wrote some goals down. Maybe it was a revenue number. Maybe it was “stop […]
The Vacation Test You Need To Take
The summer air has filled the sky and odds are you have either gone on a vacation or have one planned for the summer. The question is, can the business continue to run without you there? Let me share an example of a client… A client of mine runs a 22-person marketing agency. Last August […]
Manager vs Leader: The Gap That’s Capping Your Growth
Most owners running a team of five to fifty people built the business on management instinct. You figured out a system, hired people to run it, and watched the bottom line every single month. That instinct gets you from zero to your first large revenue goals. Then it stalls. I worked at a regional restaurant […]