What Does a Fractional COO Do? Services, Value, and ROI
A fractional COO runs your day-to-day operations part-time: installing systems, freeing the CEO, and driving execution at a fraction of full-time cost.
Self-Advocacy at Work: How to Set Boundaries, Speak Up, and Protect Your Energy
On this page What is self-advocacy at work? Five practices that turn self-advocacy into a habit A worked example Common
Employee Skills Assessment: How to Train the Way Your Team Performs
On this page What is an employee skills assessment? We practice how we perform: the alignment problem A five-part framework
10 Overlooked Financial Risks Every Business Must Manage
On this page What is an overlooked financial risk? The 10 financial risks most businesses miss A worked example: the
Relational Equity: The Leadership Asset That Makes Accountability Work
Relational equity is the trust reserve leaders bank with their teams — and it is the hidden asset that makes accountability land as commitment, not conflict.
Vision Is a Full-Time Job: How Leaders Keep Company Vision Alive
On this page What “vision is a full-time job” actually means The four disciplines that keep vision alive A worked
Benefits of a Business Operating System: How Scaling Teams Create Clarity
The five benefits of a business operating system — clarity, discipline, and predictable growth — plus how to install one and the mistakes that stall most rollouts.
Employee Training and Coaching: How to Teach, Coach, and Activate Learning
Capitalize on low hanging fruit to identify a ballpark value added activity to beta test.
Founder Worry Is a Signal: Turn What You Know Into Issues You Solve
What is this highly valuable asset? Its own people. Says Morgan Fraud, the author of The Thinking Corporation, “Given that we are all capable of contributing new ideas, the question becomes how do you successfully generate, capture, process and implement ideas?”
How to Inflation-Proof Your Business: Pricing, Costs, and Cash
In particular, the initial state of the company’s sales and operations planning capabilities limited their ability to account for demand variability or raw material lead times in production and distribution. Improve sales and operations and production planning.
How to Make Training Stick: Turn Learning Into Lasting Habits
At the end of the day, going forward, a new normal that has evolved from generation.
Leading Through an Economic Downturn: The Operator’s Playbook
Supported by a robust sales force and tight cost controls, Pharm Ltd. experienced sustained double-digit growth over a number of years, only to find that their supply chain struggled to keep pace.
Business Exit Strategy: 7 Questions to Answer Before You Sell
User generated content in real-time will have multiple touchpoints for offshoring.
Annual Planning for Leadership Teams: Agenda, Questions, and Checklists
Run a productive two-day annual planning session with a clear agenda, the right questions, a decision filter, and the common mistakes to avoid.