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Conflict is Inevitable. How You Process it is a Choice.
A 6-step method for turning a tension into a teaching moment that empowers your team.
Your Guide to Two-Day Retreats
A two-day exercise that just might change the way you run your business today and forever.
How To Delegate with Clarity and Purpose (Video)
An intuitive and practical tool to help entrepreneurs and founders become better at this important skill.
An Argument for Speaking Unarguably
Giving emotion a seat at the conference table can divide your team, or unite it.
Startups Need More than a “Git ‘er Done” Attitude
Don't just hire "doers." Your business also needs thinkers, planners and creators.
Fact vs Story
You need both to grow your startup, but make sure you're building off the facts.
How One Company Lost and Learned from Doing a Postmortem
A short case study of an actual company whose founders agreed to the blog under a fictitious company name and product.
How to Tame the Elephant in the Startup
When the going gets edgy, these tools help you create a culture of courage and openness in your change-the-world company.
The Monster in the Meeting Room
When it comes to driving change at your company, sometimes you have to paint a scary picture for your stakeholders.
4 Ways to Use Uncertainty to Free Your Mind and Help Your Startup
When admitting that you don’t have the answer (yet) is the best thing a founder can do for a business.
The Key to Candor
Candor in the right context is a powerful leadership tool for founders who are looking to learn and grow.
Are You Persona Non-Grata in Your Own Startup?
Our strengths are our weaknesses. Recognizing both sides is the beginning of context-first leadership.
“What the F*#$ Are We Doing?”
In these volatile times, remember that growth should be the result, not the purpose, of your startup.
Is Your Startup More Like a Jazz Quartet or Marching Band?
One of these styles works up front, but the other keeps founders and growing companies in step.
With the Going Getting Bumpy, Don’t Let Fear Drive the Bus
How startup founders can become more mindful in their decision making when market volatility clouds the future.
Founders Must Balance Objectives and Resources
Before you blame your team for your business’s slow execution, revisit these strategic mapping.
Why the Future Belongs to Purpose-Driven Businesses (Video)
Conscious Brands Founder Rob Sinclair and I sit dow to talk all things purpose-driven business. A treat for me and I hope for you too.