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How to choose your hiring team
Why Every Hiring Process Needs One Decision Maker Choosing the right people for your business is the most important thing you will do. So you might think that you need a team to get it right. Getting buy-in is a real thing, but it’s also a huge risk if not…
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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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How to fire gracefully
How to Let Someone Go Without Losing Yourself (or Your Team’s Trust) If you’ve built your business with care, firing someone might feel like the hardest thing you’ll ever do. You’ve built relationships. You’ve invested in people. And if you’re like most small business owners, you care deeply about both…
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Bringing people with you: Why promotions and cross-promotions matter
One of the biggest blind spots in growing a business is treating your team like a fixed puzzle—filling the open spaces and expecting nothing to shift. But people aren’t puzzle pieces. They’re living, evolving, and looking for momentum. In fact, the movement in your business might be what attracted them…
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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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How to Run a Team Meeting
Preparation. Performance. Personality. No one wants to sit through another “this could have been an email” meeting. But when done right, meetings can connect, amplify, and propel your team forward in ways email never will. Here’s how to run one that is worth your time. The Real Purpose of a…
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Good Employees vs. The Right Employees—What’s the Difference
Stacked Teams That Still Fail You know those sports teams that look stacked on paper? The ones where the budget is unbelievable, the stars aligned with picks and trades and contract negotiations? The ones where the expectations are high, the commentary is bloated, and the performance is—well—underwhelming? That’s what we’re…
