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Tips for COOs – #1 The Skip Level Meeting

A skip-level meeting is when a COO skips over one of their direct reports, like a VP of marketing, to meet with their marketing team. The reason for the skip level meeting is to gain insights from that team and be able to talk to them without the leader present. It is...

Interviews Should Be Intense

What questions do you ask in interviews? “What’s your biggest fault?” “Tell me about a time you disagreed with a supervisor.” Please. With all due respect to the highly trained HR insiders out there, I think traditional, wishy-washy...

Why the Smartest CEOs Act Like the Dumbest People

The smartest CEOs are vulnerable, open to hearing what they don’t know and are always trying to learn. They show up asking more questions than anyone else. They are OK with feeling stupid because they know by learning, they’ll come out ahead. This thought...

Profit Sharing Works!

If you’re running a wildly successful and profitable business, don’t hide it. I talked to a business owner from Las Vegas once, and he was nervous to let his employees know how much money he was making. He said, “Oh no, I wouldn’t want them to...

It’s My Future (And I’ll Dream Big If I Want To)

What do you see in your future? I’ve looked into my future, and I like what I see. No, I didn’t go see an old gypsy woman or sift through any tea leaves. I just chilled out in my hammock, closed my eyes and visualized where I was going to be professionally...