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You set the standards: redefining success for your business (and yourself)
We’ve talked about how business never stops. We’ve talked about how you need to know when you should. We’ve explored what it means to lead through seasons of growth, turnover, and team transitions. But something just as critical is defining success on your terms. Because that’s just as important as…
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How many direct reports is the right amount?
If you’re a small business owner, you became a leader the moment you hired your first person. You might not have intended to add “leader” to your title, but here you are. And whether you’re managing employees or outsourcing to contractors, leading people requires emotional energy, time, and bandwidth. So…
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Biases in interviewing: Confusing personality for potential
Hiring bias doesn’t just show up as prejudice. It also shows up as personality preference. And it’s common. But don’t let mistaking surface-level chemistry for real alignment sabotage your goals. When Personality Tricks You Into Saying Yes We’ve all done it. You sit down for an interview. Five minutes in,…
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Not everyone’s coming with you
When you make a big change in your business—whether it’s scaling up, adding infrastructure, hiring leadership, or evolving into a version of the company you’ve been building toward—there will be disruption. And not the bad kind. Disruption is not failure. It’s growth—with all the friction and stretch marks that come…
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The Untapped Power of employee referrals
If you’re hiring for fit above all else, you’re going to build something rare: a wonderfully cohesive group of people that, on the surface, may look very different—but at their cores, are magnetically similar. Their skill sets are complementary. They collaborate with ease. And when things get tough, they show…
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Are you Leading your business—or holding it back?
You had to be this business. You embodied it. You breathed life into it. And then you built it into something that, honestly, doesn’t need you anymore. Maybe it started as a creative playground. Maybe it started as a way to provide for your family. Maybe it was the purpose…
