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Get a Rolling Start to the New Year
If the New Year welcomed you with a wallop of overwhelming projects and little time to achieve them, you may benefit from taking 20 minutes to do a short daily ritual I use to clear my head and get energized for the day ahead.
During Ups and Downs, Focus on the Plan, not the Goal
Your plan’s the thing that gets you to your desired outcome, not shifting your expected outcome.
Is Fear Interfering with Your Strategy?
So, you’re having a hard time letting go of the control you held over your company — the control that worked very well in turning an idea into a viable and fast-growing business?
The Key to Leadership Transition is Collaboration
Congratulations! The secret is to keep breathing and onboard your replacement with a minimum of drama and a maximum of collaborative goodwill.
Hey Founder ... I’d Like You to Know that I Hear You.
Dear Founder … I’d like you to know that I hear you.
ScalePassion Introduces Brand Strategist Steve Klinetobe to Our Team
Brand strategy is really about articulating what drives the company, where it gets its energy from and capturing that in a way that is lasting.
You Need to have Tactical and Strategic Meetings—But Not at the Same Time
Founders need to have tactical and strategic meetings, but not at the same time.
Hey Founder, Are Your Directors Running the Show? (Let’s Hope So!)
It’s not the founder. It’s not the VPs. It’s not the board. The directors tell you when your company is having a healthy corporate adolescence.
Onboard Your External Partners Like a Pro
Taking a proactive approach to onboarding external partners for your company will go a long way towards ensuring a successful partnership.
What To Do When You Lose an Investor
Course correcting after a setback takes a clear head free of drama. Here’s how to get there fast.
Hey Founder, I Understand You’re Slipping Below the Line
Keeping yourself above the line takes practice. Here are four questions to help you reach peak fitness.
6 Steps to Keep Founders in Transition Focused for the Next Chapter
Ready to move on to your next big idea? Follow these steps to ensure your personal passion will have the support it needs.
Should Founders Reset or Pivot when Product-Market Fit Falls Flat?
Before you bail, here’s what to look at when money runs low and your product hasn’t found the toehold you thought it would.
Hey Founder, Here’s Your 10-Point Playbook for Making Business Personal
Applying business planning techniques to drive your personal passion and mission.
Plan for the Worst, Pray for the Best
An investor offers five tips for entrepreneurs seeking investment right now.
Hey Founder, Got a Job Description?
I do. It may look simple, but I when venture outside of these four areas of focus my team suffers.
The Only Time I Close My Office Door: A Brief Meditation on Meditation
Meditating allows me to exercise my mind in a new way, like learning to flex a new muscle.
Failure’s Not the Worst Thing that Can Happen. Hiding from It Might Be
Learning from flops builds courage and trust with you team.
A Founder’s Priority is to Maintain Synchrony on the Boat
Watching my daughter’s rowing team taught me that winning is all about pulling together.
Does Your Brand Know the Value of Omnichannel Retail?
Omni-channel customers buy three times as much as single channel customers. It’s time for e-commerce brands to reach out to brick & mortar retail.