by Jim Schleckser | Dec 24, 2019 | Growth
Dependence on Talent over Systems can Stall Your Growth One of the things we celebrate, particularly in entrepreneurial organizations, is the last-minute effort a person or a team puts in to beat a tough deadline. Maybe it’s a product team hustling to complete a...
by Jim Schleckser | Dec 15, 2019 | Leadership
When most of us are faced with making a decision in business or in our personal lives, we tend to frame it within a context of yes versus no, and that’s a huge mistake. When most of us are faced with making a decision – in business or in our personal lives...
by Jim Schleckser | Dec 14, 2019 | Talent
It’s easy to be impressed by a big resume — but you’ll make a fatal hiring decision if you aren’t careful. I can’t tell you how many times I have talked to an entrepreneur who, when they were on the verge of making their first senior...
by Jim Schleckser | Dec 13, 2019 | Business
Interests shift over time – you need to be prepared. I was recently working with the two founders of an entrepreneurial company. Between the two of them, they still owned most of the company. While they had grown the company substantially since its inception,...
by Jim Schleckser | Dec 12, 2019 | Business
Just being 10%-15% better or cheaper is not going to cut it. Again: make them an offer they can’t refuse to grow your business. I’m sure you can recall the famous line uttered in the classic movie, The Godfather, where Don Vito Corleone played by Marlon...
