Critical Number – The Scaling Up North Star Metric

A wise person once said, growth is great, until it's not. Don't get me wrong, growth is thrilling. It's a high that hits when sales are soaring, customers

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Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.

The old adage "price is what you pay, value is what you get" contains an essential truth for businesses and consumers. At its core, it's about recognizing that price

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The Myth of the Heroic Leader

We love leaders. We idolize them, blame them, and expect them to save the day. This obsession with the heroic leader overlooks a critical truth: leadership is not

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Coach Prime’s Masterclass in Decisive Leadership and Organizational Turnaround

The sports world often provides valuable parallels for the business world - the importance of teamwork, shared purpose, and tireless effort towards a goal. But the extraordinary turnaround

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Flow Triggers, A Guide to Finding Your Optimal State of Focus

Have you ever been so focused on a task that everything else around you seems to disappear? When you enter that elusive state of complete immersion and high

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Making Decisions With Fist to Five Voting

Do you ever feel like you're just going through the motions in meetings, passively nodding to ideas instead of speaking up? Or you may dread the endless debates

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Using AI to Identify Group-Think Patterns

During a team discussion did you ever wonder if there is something you are failing to discuss or address? One creative use of AI is to use it

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The AI Tsunami is Coming for White Collar Jobs. Don’t Sugar Coat It!

Let's be honest folks - AI has already disrupted white-collar jobs in a huge way, and will continue at an accelerated rate for the years to come. I

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From Startup to Decline – Charting Your Path Along the S-Curve

As a Certified Scaling Up coach, clients often ask me the best way to manage growth for their companies. One of the models I reference is Verne Harnish's

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Where Do Your Loyalties Reside When Running a Company?

When you're leading an organization, where do your loyalties lie? Is it with the team of individuals who report to you, those relying on your guidance and direction?

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The 70:20:10 Workplace Learning Model

Standing still in the age of crazy rapid change is akin to moving backward. With the ubiquity of AI, our world is starting to change far beyond our wildest

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Using Pi App with my Coaching Practice

AI will revolutionize coaching, consulting, teaching, mentoring, and consoling. These tools are early on and already highly-effective. Here is a 3 min sample of how I interact with

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Goal Clarity: The X-Factor for Triumph in Sports, Military, and Business

The 1980 Winter Olympics, held in Lake Placid, New York, witnessed one of the most memorable moments in sports history. I was just a kid, but I recall

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Whitehall Study: Seniority, Stress, and Team Empowerment

Picture this: you're standing atop a towering corporate skyscraper, gazing down at the world below. The bustling city, with its myriad of people and intricate networks of businesses,

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Melding Minds: When AI Meets Executive Coaching

Ah, the dawn of a new era! I'm standing at the intersection of two worlds, the vibrant tradition of business coaching and the intriguing realm of Artificial Intelligence.

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The 11-Minute Revolution: How the Daily Huddle Transforms Companies

When starting with a new company operating system, such as Scaling Up, there are plenty of methods and strategies you can adopt, but I've found one surprisingly simple

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User How can I tell which list to put my IDS items on, Short Term or Long Term?

Issues happen. A shared framework like Scaling Up or EOS Traction can help you and your team contextualize and systematically address the issues. In EOS, they have an element

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Using AI with Executive Coaching Tools Like Scaling Up

As an AI enthusiast and a professional executive coach, I see tremendous value in the incorporation of AI tools, such as ChatGPT, into our practices. The growth in

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Emotional Intelligence and its Impact on Leadership

Think of the most influential leader you've encountered in your professional journey. What made them stand out? Was it their hard technical skills? Their strategic mindset? While these

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Decoding Business Growth: Unpacking the Distinct Approaches of Scaling Up and EOS Traction

1. An Introduction to Scaling Up and EOS TractionScaling Up and EOS Traction are recognized frameworks that aid entrepreneurs in managing daily operations effectively while also offering a

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