Build #17 – Systems thinking in scaling business
Systems thinking is a way of thinking about your business. It helps leaders better understand their organisation and how to maximise their impact. I’ve spent … Read More
Build #16 – Founder to CEO?
Great founders don’t necessarily make great CEOs. Being deliberate about founder role transitions is often overlooked in scaling businesses. Growing a business means getting comfortable … Read More
Build #15 – Escape from firefighting
Firefighting. Fire drills. Chaos. Pulled from pillar to post. Overwhelmed. I hear those words a lot in my conversations with founder CEOs in growth businesses. … Read More
Build #14 – Feeling the mountain
Recently I was talking with Lesley – a ski instructor – about her work helping people improve their skiing. She talked about the importance of … Read More
Build #13 – Deciding on deciding
Businesses run on decisions. They control the flow of work in your business. Paying attention to how and when they’re made as well as who … Read More
Build #12 – Process isn’t boring
Working with process gets a bad press in many creative businesses. Process work is stereotyped as stifling creativity and restricting individual autonomy. Laying out processes … Read More
Build #11 – Mise en place
Chefs know a lot goes into making consistently good restaurant food. Each dish is a detailed, time-critical project with high quality thresholds. Dishes need to … Read More
Build #9 – Scaling leadership
As businesses grow, what they need from their leaders changes. Separating personal and business needs when thinking about this is hard, but important. A conversation … Read More
Build #8 – Building businesses with accountability
A lot’s talked in business about accountability, yet few people think about what it means. And plenty of people tie themselves in metaphorical knots. They … Read More
Build #7 – Pacing your business
Every business has a pace it can sustain indefinitely. Leaders need to find that pace and intentionally influence it as the business grows. Last weekend … Read More
