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If Your Company Had to Last 250 Years, What Would Break?

This week, America turns 250. Something lasted two and a half centuries, and it wasn't by accident or luck. It survived...

The Manager Engagement Cliff: Why Your Leaders Are Checking Out

For years, there was a quiet perk to being a manager. Not the title. Not the pay bump. The engagement. People who...

Pour Gas on the Fire: Building Teams Around Strengths

We spend massive amounts of time writing job descriptions for mythical creatures that simply do not exist. Then, when...

The High Cost of Avoiding Difficult Conversations

Silence isn't being nice. Avoiding that difficult conversation with your underperforming employee doesn't avoid...

Culture is Leadership in the Mirror

You look at your high turnover and tell yourself that this generation just doesn’t want to work. You see a crew cutting...

Stop Gambling on Talent: 3 Guardrails for Safer Hiring Decisions

You know that sinking feeling you get three weeks after a new hire starts? The moment you realize the person you...

Background Checks Build Stronger Teams

You finally find the perfect candidate. The interview was flawless. The resume is exactly what you need. You hand them...

Employee Promotion the Right Way

Last week, we talked about the operational disaster of promoting your absolute best employee. You give your top...

The Promotion Trap: Stop Promoting Your Best Employee

You took your absolute best worker and gave them a promotion. You handed them a new title, a bump in pay, and a team to...

The Comfort Trap: Why 'Industry Experience Required' is Costing You Great People

Every time you write a job description, you probably copy and paste the exact same requirement. You type out, "Must...
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